Chapter 255 Embarrassing Things (please ask for monthly tickets)

After coming to Beijing from Chengdu, Wu Jie has become accustomed to the smooth flow of things. He doesn't even need to pay attention to many things, and they are done naturally.

This time, when I encountered such an inexplicable thing, I suddenly felt a little confused about how to start.

In fact, Wu Jie still figured out the key to this matter after coming to the capital, mainly because his intersection was still too narrow. After coming to the capital, he had a few literary meetings with the same year and met a few fellow students, and had no contact with the mainstream Shilin. First, the emperor's affairs involved too much energy, and second, he had to prepare for the exam again. He felt that he was speaking all based on his real skills in the imperial examination field. No matter how many people he knew, he would not be of much use.

Now that I think about it, I feel a little regretful. If I know about it, I will get to know more seniors in Shilin.

For a moment, Wu Jie had no choice but to write a letter to Bao Yingxia, a teacher far away in Jinan, and asked someone to take it over and ask the teacher if he could write a letter to him to prove it.

As for what role this letter can play and when it will be brought back, Wu Jie cannot guarantee that he will die at home and cannot wait.

Wu Jie couldn't study quietly at home, so he simply went out to find out about the news.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the Spring Examination period is approaching one day, and more and more scholars are in Beijing. Almost overnight, the streets are filled with feather fans and scarves, and wide clothes and robes. Looking around, it is cold and the folding fans are shaking everywhere.

After some estimates, at least tens of thousands of scholars suddenly appeared in the entire Beijing city, and they all brought fame and fortune to the Juren.

Scholars in the Ming Dynasty always had the habit of discussing the affairs of the government, just as the famous couplet of Donglin Academy later said: the sound of wind and rain sounded and the sound of reading was heard; family affairs, state affairs, and the world affairs were concerned.

Where there are scholars, there are inevitably talkers.

In the past few days, the teahouse that Wu Jie often goes to is crowded, and everyone comes to study men. If you go late, you can’t find a place. Or, if you only have a scholar’s ​​reputation, you will be embarrassed to stay there for a long time. This teahouse is of high quality, and a pot of ordinary incense slices costs one cent. On weekdays, there are often singers and storytellers who make a living.

However, since being occupied by the seeds of study, these things from the Xialiba people have disappeared and have been replaced by the high-profile discussions of scholars.

Recently, there are two main topics among the scholars in Beijing: the newly issued Lijin system by the court and the upcoming spring examination.

Because the Lijin system was too wide-ranging, it was the first time that the dynasty had created the world in two hundred years, and greatly weakened the centralization, so it was naturally criticized by scholars.

Not only that, the envoys also wrote letters to impeach Yan Song and scolded Yan Song as the largest treacherous minister throughout history. It would not be enough to calm the public's anger if they were not killed.

Wu Jie was funny. This story was written by him, but Yan Song was scolded. Lao Yan was really wronged. However, whoever benefited would be scolded was also said to be the gods. You can't just eat meat and not be beaten, and you can take up all the good things!

"In my opinion, once the Lijin Bureau is established, the five southern provinces are the territory of his elder Yan Ge. That is the territory of the iron barrel, a very real vassal state. I think this old thief is a living Cao Cao, and his intention to rebel has been revealed." Several scholars who looked like juren were talking loudly.

"I think the court and the emperor are also confused. Can't we see the great harm of local decentralization? Our dynasty has always governed military affairs by civil and military affairs, but now it is good. The civil and military affairs are in harmony, and the tail is not in harmony."

"Brother Weng is too worried. In my opinion, Your Majesty is still wise. The reason for the Lijin action is that the treasury is that the national treasury is so empty that it cannot afford a penny of military pay, so I have to do this bad strategy. Compared to rescuing the Southeast people who have suffered repeated wars, there is no other thing to worry about. If it really doesn't work, I will be cut off and removed after the Japanese pirates are wiped out." The person who spoke was a loud voice, who looked very strong, and like a few more martial people.

Another weak scholar sneered: "I guess Your Majesty can't do it, but this time if you can quell the Japanese theory without spending a penny in the country, you'll be afraid that Your Majesty will be able to eat the law of the country. If there is war in the future, you will follow this example! I think Your Majesty is indeed wise, no, you should be too smart. Otherwise, you wouldn't have reached the point where every family is clean now."

"Well, Brother Weng, let's not talk about your king and father, let's talk about this spring exam. Brother Weng has been in the capital for six years, how are you ready?"

When I heard the loud voice of the juren ask, the scholar named Weng was a little discouraged: "This is my third spring exam. When I left my hometown and went to Beijing to take the exam, my son was only ten years old. Now he is married. I don't know what he looks like now. Think about it, I am also arrogant and determined to be based on the right path and refuse to go to the Ministry of Personnel to take the option. Otherwise, I will have two county magistrates now. The imperial examination is like bullying the young and bullying the elderly. The more you pass the exam, the less likely you will pass. The Jinshi exam will be in the spring of the next year..."

He smiled bitterly and waved his head: "I don't have any confidence anymore. I really don't have that level!"

The loud voice of the juren comforted him: "Brother Weng doesn't have to belittle himself. To be honest, although the exams and the provincial exams are the same questions and the rules are the same, there are many differences. To be honest, those who can get the reputation of the juren are not a person who has worked in the eight-legged essay for decades, and it is difficult to tell which one is better or worse when written. Many times, the examiner chooses you, and it is obvious that you are famous. Brother Weng has been in the capital for so many years and is quite famous in the scholars. It is logical that he should win."

The Juren surnamed Weng smiled bitterly: "Brother, you don't need to comfort me. What is my little name? Besides, you need to copy the name and paste it before you can write it out before you can write it out. Who knows who you are?"

The loud voice juren shook his head and said seriously: "You can't say that, as long as you are famous enough, even if you are not favored by the house master at that time, you will be searched. For example, if a famous scholar enters the examination room and cannot even win the third grade, it means that the examiner's level is really inferior, and it is lost to the court's face. If your fame is really great, even if you don't take the exam, the Ministry of Rites and the examiner will come to ask you to enter the examination room."

Weng Juren was stunned: "There is still such a saying?"

"Why didn't there?" said a loud voice: "When Emperor Hongwu held the imperial examination in Nanjing, Grand Secretary Xie Jin did not think about going to take the imperial examination in the Lao Shizi Jinshi. He happened to visit friends in Nanjing at that time, and somehow, he was found out by Song Lian. Haha, what a good Xie Jin came just right. I, the new Ming Dynasty, I, Puli, don't you come to the exam, don't you recognize me, Zhu Ming, and go to the exam room. So, with a series of coercion and temptation, the talented man of Jie could not enter the exam room under the pressure of swords and guns."

The story of "Big Voice" was very exciting, and the teahouse suddenly became quiet, and even Wu Jie was impressed.

He saw the fellow disciples listening to the alley with a loud voice, and then said: "The knowledge of the great talented man's articles is excellent, and the writing is so wonderful. In theory, he should be the top scholar. But..."

"But what, how do I remember that Jie Dacaizi won the fourth place in the second place in the palace examination in Hongwu in the first year and ranked seventh in total?" Someone couldn't help but interrupt and asked.

"You don't know this. Just because the article of Grand Secretary Xie is so good, Emperor Taizu Gao wanted to choose him as the top scholar. However, Hu Weiyong, a treacherous minister, was jealous of Jie Jin's talent and slander, and he first opened the elementary school and ruled the country to win the first place. Xie Jin's name was Dashen, and he was the top scholar. "Jin" and "Shen" were both "Xie", which was not auspicious for the country. Taizu was silent when he heard this. Thinking of the country's destiny, he reluctantly gave up his love but Xie Jin and appointed the more auspicious "Ren Hengtai" as the top scholar."

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Everyone suddenly realized.

Weng Juren sighed: "Even so, the fourth place in the second grade is very amazing. At least he can get a Shujishi. If we have this fate, we may not be unable to enter the cabinet in the future. Unfortunately, there is only one Grand Secretary in the world, and our reputation will not allow the imperial court to send people to force us into the examination room."

"Yes, how many people are there in the world who are like a great scholar?" Everyone sighed loudly.

These words made Wu Jie feel moved. It seems that fame is really important. If he had started to manage the name "Wu Jie" a year ago and relied on the Tang and Song lyrics he had memorized, he would have become the world's number one talent and a leader in the literary world.

At that time, I just need to make a little noise and say that Wu Jie wants to take the Jinshi exam. Can people from the Ministry of Rites make things difficult for me with their appearance?

Alas, it’s a mistake. This is the ancients, but the ancients valued fame is not something modern people can understand.

Think about it, this is the reason. If I were a literary master like Su Dongpo, who would dare to show me the eyes? I came to participate in the imperial examination to give you the Ministry of Rites and the court's face.

...

It has been two months since it has gained fame.

It's still time.

Wu Jie silently picked up the teacup, took a few sips, and suddenly had an idea in his heart.

For a while, Bao Yingxia had no way to make a certificate for herself, so she could only find another one by herself.

If you had won the first name of the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination in Shuntian Prefecture, which was considered as Mingman Capital, now, with tens of thousands of juren entering the capital, this little fame will soon be diluted. As the saying goes, you will become famous in one fell swoop. If you don’t get to the top three, you can only become famous in one fell swoop, and the local knowledge will be.

Therefore, Wu Jie doubts how many Beijingers still remember his current name.

However, I think the cabinet's big bosses know themselves. Since that's the case, why not come to the door to make friends with you through literature?

This idea is really good!

Wu Jie suddenly appreciated his idea.

As far as he knows, Gao Gong, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng of the cabinet are all masters of articles, and are the most successful literary achievements in this era. I believe that they know the weight of their articles.

As for Yan Song and his son... it is better to keep a certain distance from these two guys.

So Wu Jie asked the owner of the teahouse to bring paper and pen, sat in the teahouse all day, and made three albums in detail. Each album copied an essay, an eight-part essay, a seven-character verse, a five-character ancient and a lyric.

The prose is selected from Ouyang Xiu's "Autumn Sounds", while the eight-part essay uses the exam questions for the Sichuan Academy exam directly, the seven-character essay is Du Fu's "Climbing the High" and the five-character ancient Wang Wei's "Qingxi" "The words enter the Huanghua River, and the clear stream water is always followed by the mountains and the interesting journey is 500 miles."

As for that poem, it is naturally "The bright moon was there, and the colorful clouds were returned."

Five themes, five styles, and all are the pinnacle of Chinese classical literature. As long as these three masters are not blind, they will definitely see the value of them.

Wu Jie was full of confidence in this and did not feel proud. The thin gold style of Song Huizong was written more and more handsome.

"Is this a practice book?" Wu Jie put down his pen and remembered the story of Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty with a smile.

When the Tang people went to Beijing for the exam, in order to get a good ranking, they would mostly make their proud works into a paper in advance and then submit them to the ministers and officials, so as to become famous. Bai Juyi came from Jiangnan to Chang'an at the age of 16 and brought a travel paper to meet Gu Kuang, a famous scholar at that time. Gu Kuang looked at the name and joked: "The rice in Chang'an is expensive, and it is not easy to live." But when he opened the poem and read the two lines "Wild fires cannot be burned out, and the spring breeze blows" in the travel paper, he couldn't help but praise him repeatedly, "It's so difficult to live in such a talent!"

Also because of Gu Kuang's recommendation, Bai Juyi was a Jinshi in high school.

Regarding the plagiarized poems in his own volume, Wang Wei's poem is not weaker than Bai Juyi, and Du Fu's poem is even much better. There should be no problem in impressing the three cabinet masters.

Wu Jie did not intend to use this to make them his own witnesses, nor was he allowed to do so. In fact, as long as he could sit in two with three people to discuss the truth, it would be enough to gain a great reputation for himself. At that time, it would not be easy to enter the examination room?

Out of curiosity about Zhang Juzheng, the reformer of the Ming Dynasty, the first politician of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Jie's first line was submitted to the Zhang Mansion.

The Zhang family is quite rich, the house is very big and the threshold is high.

But after the test was handed in, it was quickly withdrawn. The doorman politely said to Wu Jie, who was in the living room, that the old man had heard of Mr. Wu's name for a long time and was quite impressed by Mr. Wu's governance philosophy and methods. However, the different ideas and techniques were also different. In order to avoid disputes between meetings, it would be better not to meet...

Looking at the papers in that book again, they didn't open them at all.

It made Wu Jie feel bored and had to say goodbye and leave.

Next, Wu Jie went to Gao Gong.

Here, Wu Jie took a slap. The concierge took the paper and it came out not long after it was taken, then threw the album in front of him, cursing, "Little man, traitor!" and someone bombarded him.

It turned out that Gao Gong already knew that the Lijin system was made by Wu Jie. In his mind, Wu Jie was a villain.

There was no choice but to go to Xu Jie's place in the end. Speaking of which, Xu Jie was also a bit of a connection. After all, Gao Wentao, the chief examiner during the county examination, was a student of Xu Ge Lao. According to seniority, Wu Jie was considered his disciple and grandchildren.

Unfortunately, Mr. Xu Ge is an honest man and has a stable life. At this critical moment, how could he meet a close minister of the emperor? He only said that he would not see a guest when he was sick and stayed there. It would not be too late to see him when he was in good health.

Wu Jie didn't know if Xu Jie was a real or a fake disease, but it was true that he was not enthusiastic about him. In desperation, he had to go home depressedly.

There was still a glimmer of hope in his heart. After all, Mr. Xu left his book, and maybe he fell in love with it at first glance!

Don't worry, wait a little longer, maybe there will be news in a few days.

In the next few days, Wu Jie was not idle. He still went to Xiyuan every two or three days to help the emperor fight.

Jiajing had a passionate fight with a Taoist priest named Lan recently. When he saw Wu Jie coming, he was happy. The three of them simply sat together and talked about Taoism for a long time.

He asked Wu Jie how he was preparing for the exam. How dare Wu Jie say in front of the emperor that he didn't even report his name, and only replied that everything was ready and that he would just wait to enter the examination room and live up to the expectations of the king and father.

In order to gain fame, Wu Jie also had an interesting relationship with the same year during the provincial examination and participated in many literary gatherings. He did not hide his shortcomings. He copied Tang and Song lyrics with great enthusiasm, participated in all kinds of couplets, wine couplets, and lyrics, which made him famous in the circle of scholars in Beijing.

But this is still not enough.

Seeing that more than half a month had passed, there was still no news from Xu Jie.

Wu Jie, the other end of the Ministry of Rites, has also been there several times, but what he encountered was still an official cliché.

Bao Yingxia's letter came, saying that he would not return to Beijing after the New Year.

"I will not return to Beijing after the Chinese New Year, and the daylily will be cold by then!" Wu Jie became a little panicked. This feeling was a little unfamiliar to him, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Through what I learned about the emperor during this period, Wu Jie suddenly realized that the reason why the three cabinet ministers did not like him was mainly because Wu Jie's identity was really sensitive, which was directly related to their attitude towards the Lijin system. If they had too close contact with him, they would inevitably be suspected of agreeing with Lijin and would inevitably be attacked by the envoys. Now, Yan Song was scolded like his grandson, but he knew that his fate was there, so the others naturally refused to look for this uncomfortable.

It snows heavily every day, but the streets are still very lively and there are people everywhere.

Sitting in the teahouse, looking at the candidates who were full of talk and were full of energy, Wu Jie recalled what he had done for the past half month and suddenly burst into laughter: Damn, I, Wu Jie, is a talented man and a person around the emperor, why is it so messy when I encounter things? I want to go to the door of the cabinet ministers, and it is impossible for people to look down on me. If this is really known, it will be a bit embarrassing. We are the people who are determined to enter the cabinet. If this is the case, how can we meet Xu, Gao, Zhang Taiyue and others in the future?

To be a human being, you have to rely on yourself.

This smile made me feel relieved.

At this moment, Wu Jie saw the Juren, surnamed Weng and the loud voice who were talking in the teahouse that day.

He loudly said: "Brother Weng, the Chinese New Year is coming in a few days. I have worked hard these days and you are rich and rich. Let's just find some money to have fun. I heard that a new girl named Xiangyue has arrived in the east of Chengdong (Hongxiu Pavilion). She is born with a beautiful and beautiful woman. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She has already suppressed the former guise and colorful clouds. Otherwise, let's go and take a look together tonight?"

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