"Mr. once taught that an emperor must be upright, empty in mind, and stable in nature. Therefore, whether Chen Yichen can win the top scorer cannot be completely judged by my holy, but also depends on his own knowledge and ability."

Zhu Qizhen did not take Wang Zhen's compliment seriously, but on the contrary, he kept it in mind the imperial academic he once taught.

As an emperor, you cannot make decisions based on your preferences, but should consider the overall situation and balance. This is a qualified emperor.

"Your Majesty is wise, I am deeply relieved."

Wang Zhen still maintained a humble manner and did not take credit for it. He only subconsciously showed a smug smile on the corner of his mouth.

After all, what a glory is it to be an imperial teacher?

After a few casual conversations, Zhu Qizhen continued to scan the Apricot List of the Test Tests. He also felt familiar with the names of several of the test winners.

But today, Zhu Qizhen is no longer the "child emperor" under the protection of the Empress Dowager Zhang.

After Zhengtong took power for eight years, he understood the truth that if the water was clear, there would be no fish. The honors and relatives in the court and the children of ministers must be given preferential treatment in the imperial examination. It would not be an unexpected event to be on the apricot list.

As long as it was not too much and blocked the path of imperial examinations for ordinary people, Zhu Qizhen could only turn a blind eye and pretend that he had not seen it.

The famous "North and South List" case during the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, was because the southern officials below did too much and did not even give a sip of soup to the northern scholars to drink, which led to the final past correction.

However, even if the number of people killed was rampant, it did not essentially change the current situation of the imperial examination. The civil service group of the imperial examinations in the following few sessions was still very wild.

In the second year of Jianwen, Gengchen was the chief executive of the Southern Jiangxi Provincial Administration, and once again won the top three positions.

The next subject, the operation of the QShenko in Yongle's second year is even more excessive.

The seven pre-examinations were all won by Jiangxi, and the chief examiners of this subject and the seven cabinet ministers who participated in the reading and ranking were all officials from Jiangxi.

Even if you are a virtuous person and do not avoid relatives, you will not play like this. You just write the fooling emperor on your face, and you are too lazy to pretend to behave.

As powerful as Emperor Taizu, Emperor Yongle, and officials in the imperial examination dare to play with monkeys openly, let alone other mean emperors who connect the past and the future?

Therefore, the party struggles of civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty were actually established in the early Ming Dynasty. It was better to fight against the emperor than fighting against the sky and the earth. It was really fun...

After briefly scanning the apricot list, Zhu Qizhen handed it over to the archives officials of the Archives Office for filing, and then ordered the cabinet to prepare a palace examination for the Yichou Department.

The palace examinations in the Ming Dynasty were basically on the first day of the March 1st. The reform began during the Yongle period of Zhu Di. The palace examination time was no longer fixed. The palace examinations could be held in the half month from the first day of March to the fifteenth of March.

Later, during the Xuande period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, the time for worshiping the ancestor tombs was often placed on the first day of the March, so the palace examination was forced to give way and was ordered to move the examination to the fifteenth day of the March.

Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, inherited the ancestral system and also liked to worship the ancestral tombs on the first day of the March 1st. Therefore, the palace examination during the orthodox dynasty was postponed to the fifteenth of March.

In the eighth year of Chenghua, in order to mourn the deceased Prince Gong, the palace examination was held again on March 15th. From then on, it was basically fixed, and the time for the palace examination in the Ming Dynasty was not changed.

Wang Zhen had already withdrawn from the hall at this time, greeted a little eunuch under his command, and then whispered a few words in his ear. After the little eunuch kowtowed and took the order, he immediately ran towards the palace gate, not daring to stop at all.

On March 2, the tenth year of Zhengtong, Chen Yichen was practicing calligraphy in the West Chamber Courtyard. The palace examination time was announced in the morning and was scheduled to be held on the fifteenth of this month, which means there are still more than ten days of free time.

It is naturally impossible to study hard these ten days. Not to mention whether you still have this state of concentration, you will take the "current policy" in the palace examination, all relying on on-the-spot performance. What else can you read in the Four Books and Five Classics?

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the new tributes who are waiting for the palace examination are spending all kinds of time, visiting famous scholars, and thinking about making connections for their future career.

Chen Yichen has always been uninterested in attending various literary banquets. In his eyes, the so-called famous scholar Qingliu was mostly a person who was seeking fame.

If you don’t do your job, you will be full of benevolence, righteousness and morality every day. If you have the skill to eat and drink with them, it is better to cultivate your body and practice your calligraphy.

You should know that the level of the palace examination is likely to determine your ranking in the eyes of the emperor. During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, a candidate named Shi Dacheng was named the top scholar because of his elegant style and dignified calligraphy.

At this moment, A Niu held an invitation in his hand and rushed into Chen Yichen's study in panic and said, "Brother Chen, there is an invitation here and you can take a look."

"Isn't it just an invitation? I've received a lot of them in the past two days. Be calm."

Chen Yichen looked as usual. Since the announcement of his high school senior year, he has received a lot of invitations and greetings in the past few days.

After all, people are afraid of being famous and pigs, and as long as they are not stupid, they can understand the value of Huiyuan on the back of the Duke of Chengguo’s Mansion. They can reach a relationship with them in the same hometown or in the same year. They will be a solid thigh in the future!

Chen Yichen chose to decline these invitations. Most of the people who rushed to the door at this time were flirting with the enemy, and they really didn't have much value in making connections.

"It's not Brother Chen, this invitation is different. It was sent by the Jinyiwei!"

Jinyiwei?

When Chen Yichen heard this name, he put down the ink pen in his hand. His first reaction was that Zhao Hongjie sent him an invitation.

But then I thought it was wrong. With his relationship with Zhao Hongjie, if he wanted to meet, he would just let the concierge pass it. There was no need to do such a complicated and complicated operation as invitation.

But the question is, except for Zhao Hongjie, he doesn’t know other Jinyiwei, so why did he receive an invitation?

With this question, Chen Yichen took the invitation from A Niu, opened it and saw the signature, and was shocked!

Because the name of the applicant for this invitation was actually Wang Shan, the commander of the Jinyiwei!

When Chen Yichen saw the name Wang Shan, his first reaction was that the fact that he copied his evidence was leaked.

After all, after getting drunk that day, Wang Shan’s evidence was placed on the desk. Although no one in A Niu had entered his room, Chen Yichen was not 100% sure and always had hidden dangers.

In addition, it is also possible that something happened to Zhao Hongjie. The fact that the search for the house has been a high-risk operation from ancient times to the present is difficult to ensure that there are no omissions in the entire process.

"Brother Chen, what's wrong?"

When A Niu saw Chen Yichen accepting the invitation, his expression changed and asked with some concern.

"It's nothing. Let the coachman prepare to get off the carriage. I'm going to go out."

No matter what the reason is, now that the invitation has been received, you have to go even if you go, and you have to go even if you don’t, and you have no choice at all.

But Chen Yichen vaguely felt that it should have little to do with Wang Shan’s evidence, otherwise what he received would not be an invitation, and the summons from the Jinyiwei.

"I understand, Brother Chen."

A Niu also realized that the matter must be a bit serious, otherwise it would be difficult for Chen Yichen to look so serious with Chen Yichen's concentration.

So he didn't dare to delay and ran out of the courtyard immediately and notified the coachman of the public office to prepare the carriage.

The place where Wang Shan invited him to meet him was in his mansion, not far from the Duke of Chengguo’s Mansion, and they were all located in the residential area of ​​the Xunqi nobles in the northwest of the inner city.

Chen Yichen came here in a carriage. Looking at the magnificent and luxurious door of the mansion, he couldn't help but sigh at Wang Zhen's power at this time. A nephew of a mere fourth-rank military officer whose residence is no less than that of an ordinary honorary family, is really too ostentatious.

After showing the invitation to the doorman, Chen Yichen was immediately invited to the mansion. He walked through the courtyard to the main hall, but saw a middle-aged man wearing a vermilion python robe standing in the middle of the lobby!

The Ming Dynasty introduced regular official uniforms. In order to show the emperor's favor, there were four different types of gifts. According to the level, they were python robe, flying fish suit, bullfight suit and unicorn suit.

Among them, the Qilin suit is also the public suit of the Xunqin prince-consort. Once Duke Cheng Guozhu Yong went to court with a serious business, he would wear the Qilin suit.

"Ming History·Yufuzhi" records: "It is not easy to obtain a python for first-rank civil and military officials."

This means that even a first-rank civil and military official can be given python uniforms, which is not easy. Only a peak powerful minister who has made outstanding contributions and is at the top of the court can be qualified to be in the python robe.

During the Zhengtong period, the Ming Dynasty was in the early and mid-Ming Dynasty, and the gifts had not yet spread, and only a handful of people were awarded the honor of the python robe.

In theory, there is only one person in Wang Shan’s mansion who is qualified to wear a python robe, and he is Wang Zhen!

As Chen Yichen approached, he saw clearly that the middle-aged man had a pale face and no need to answer. He really never expected that he could see the highest ruler behind the Ming Dynasty under such a chance!

"I'm still alive and Chen Yichen, pay homage to Eunuch Wang!"

Without any hesitation, Chen Yichen gave a big gift to the middle-aged man in front of him. This was not because his knees were weak, but because Wang Zhen was powerful at present. Even if he was a Duke, Hou and Xunqin, he would have to give a big gift to him and call him his father.

A little shrimp like me dares to show off, and it is completely within Wang Zhen’s thoughts!

It can even be more exaggerated to say that if you offend the emperor in the Ming Dynasty today, you may be able to save your life. If you offend Wang Zhen, you will definitely die, and the emperor will not protect you.

Chen Yichen also made some tricks on his name, that is, he claimed to be a late child, which contained the meaning of a junior student.

Wang Zhen’s most proudest identity in his life is the Imperial Master, and in a sense he can be regarded as his preferences.

Seeing Chen Yichen guessed his identity directly, Wang Zhen showed a playful smile on his face and said, "Hui Yuanlang is indeed smart and smart, and he recognized our identity at a glance."

"I was ashamed of being too proud of it. It was because my father-in-law's python suit was too conspicuous, and it was difficult to not know."

Chen Yichen did not pretend to be mysterious, but told this obvious thing to the truth.

His "simple" style made Wang Zhen nodded with satisfaction. He was worthy of being a scholar with a sincere heart in his memorials, and his words were more sincere.

"Are Hui Yuanlang curious in his heart why he saw our family here?"

"Wansheng is indeed curious."

Chen Yichen didn't have any thoughts about this answer. He really didn't know why he saw Wang Zhen here, and what the other party wanted to do to him.

"Your Majesty read the apricot list yesterday, and he emphasized a few words to Hui Yuanlang, and he appreciated it very much in his words."

"We have also read Huiyuanlang's memorial about the Dasi family, and the contents are deeply memorable. So we borrowed the name of Wang Shan to see what kind of young talent Chen Huiyuan was. Today we got what we want."

Originally, Chen Yichen couldn't help feeling secretly happy when he heard that Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty Zhu Qizhen admired him. Then he heard the memorial about the Imperial College Priest, and cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

Whether Wang Zhen’s words were praised or vaguely threatening, Chen Yichen could not understand the other party’s thoughts at all.

"What, Chen Huiyuan dares to submit a memorial, are you afraid now?"

Perhaps because he noticed the emotional changes in Chen Yichen, Wang Zhen added gloomyly, and the threatening meaning of this sentence is self-evident.

It turns out that it is a blessing, not a disaster, but a disaster, and Chen Yichen originally wanted to admit defeat, so he made some effort to please Wang Zhen and passed the current level first.

Now it seems that for a master of Wang Zhen, in the face of the absolute power gap, no strategy or means is meaningless.

"I wrote a memorial to you as a minister, fearing for yourself, and there is no conflict."

Chen Yichen replied with a wry smile, "If Wang Zhen is determined to seek revenge, it will be useless for him to admit defeat, so he becomes much tougher."

"I'm a good person who wrote a memorial to the public and was afraid of it for himself. Hui Yuanlang was really able to bend and stretch, and he was more courageous than we thought."

Although Chen Yichen looked very cowardly, many things need to be compared to show differences. At least in Wang Zhen's eyes, he has seen countless people who are humble and flattering than him.
To be continued...