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Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Four

The names of the three people in Yijia were sung three times. Then the officials of the Honglu Temple attracted the top scholar and the second place. Tanhua came out of the ranks and knelt down on the imperial road.

"My minister Liu Lishun, thank you for your kindness." Liu Lishun's voice trembled with excitement.

If history has not changed, Liu Lishun will fail the Jinshi exam this time.

It was not until the seventh year of Chongzhen that he went to Beijing for the tenth time to take the exam, and was appreciated by Chongzhen and was ranked first in the top scorer. He was already fifty-two years old and was recorded in history as the top scorer for his country.

Now, at the age of nearly forty, it is the time when you are young and strong and have life experience.

He became younger, mature, came from a poor family, and was a disciple of Master Yuan. After comprehensive consideration, Zhu Youxiao gave him the top scorer.

"In the second year of the Renxu Enke Palace Examination in the second year of Tianqi... Wen Zhenmeng!"

The roll call continued, Wen Zhenmeng was led out of the class, knelt down next to Liu Lishun, and kowtowed to thank him.

If history has not changed, Wen Zhenmeng would be the top scorer in the current academic year, but he didn't know that he was very excited because he won the second place.

"The third place in the first class of the Enke Palace Examination in the second year of the Tianqi... Feng Yuanbiao!"

"My minister Feng Yuanbiao, thank you for your long-awaited eun."

"In the second year of the Tianqi period, the first place in the second grade of the Renxu Enke Palace Examination...Lu Xiangsheng!"

"In the second year of the Renxu Enke Palace Examination in the second year of Tianqi... Wen Anzhi!"

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The singing charts continue, but they have only been sung once and are not led out of class.

The so-called top scorer, second-place scorer, and Tanhua are just a few days of glory and will eventually be lost in history. How many famous officials in history are from these three?

There have been more than 700 top scorers in Chinese history, but except for Yang Shen, Liu Gongquan and other several who have achieved high achievements, most people are mediocre and difficult to pass on forever.

Anyway, Zhu Youxiao remembers that only Wen Tianxiang was born as the top scholar. It seems that he still gained the favor of his name.

It can be seen that a person's ultimate achievements are closely related to his own hard work and struggle opportunities, and cannot be decided in one high school.

I am lucky to get it, but I am lucky to lose it. I hope Lu Xiangsheng can have this calmness and freedom, live up to my expectations, and grow up as soon as possible.

Zhu Youxiao's most optimistic view was Lu Xiangsheng, but he hoped that Lu Xiangsheng could embark on the path of martial arts. If he was the top scholar, he might have calmed down his mind and continued to move forward on the road of civil servants.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao named him the fourth place. This fourth place also has a name in history, and it is called "Chuanlu".

In other words, Lu Xiangsheng's ranking in history is not as good as this one, and I have all been promoted.

After the vocal title of the literary Jinshi, he was a martial Jinshi.

If the martial arts competitions that will be held in autumn will be added, two martial arts top scholars will be produced this year. Because there was no palace examination in the martial arts competition before, the martial arts competitions this time can be called the first place in the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the Wu Jinshi and Wen Jinshi participated in the "Da Chuanlu" and the subsequent "Imperial Street Promotion Officials" and other ceremonies, which were treated equally.

To elevate the status of a martial artist and pay equal attention to both civil and military affairs, the emperor's intentions are already very clear.

The top scorer in today's Kewu is named Shao Darui. If he can take the imperial examination, he can already prove his educational level. He has excellent grades in comprehensive assessments such as strength and riding, and his strategy is also good.

After the singing, the Zhonghe Shao music played "Xianping Chapter" and the civil and military officials performed three kneelings and nine kowtows. Then the officials of the ritual department held the list, used the Yunpan to follow the list, led the yellow umbrella, and left the Taihe Gate and the Meridian Gate.

The emperor can return to the palace, but today he just shows off his face.

Next, all the Jinshi, princes and officials followed the list and went out to the east Chang'an Gate (to the east side of Anmen Gate today).

The top scholar led all the Jinshi and other officials to watch the list, and then there were activities such as promoting officials in the streets to inspire students' ambition and demonstrate the court's emphasis on the imperial examination.

Of course, for the people in the capital, it is another good opportunity to watch the fun, and I am quite enthusiastic about it.

The filthiness in the past is not worth praising, but now the unrestrained thoughts are endless.

The spring breeze is so proud that the horse's hooves are fast, and you can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

In ancient times, scholars had few ways out, and most of them studied hard and studied hard, just to get the exam one day.

More than ten years, or even twenty or thirty years, the best time is spent here, and the ecstasy after the dream is realized can be imagined.

Tomorrow, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War will also hold the "Qionglin Banquet" and the "Military Banquet" to celebrate the civil and military scholars. Celebration through food and drink is probably the most common form in the world.

But these lively and noisy things have nothing to do with Zhu Youxiao. The Jinshi can be so arrogant and debauchery for two days, but he still has a lot of things to deal with.

Also busy are several new cabinet members, Sun Chengzong, Li Qiyuan, Tao Langxian, Bi Zisu and Xu Guangqi, who are all trusted and valued by Zhu Youxiao, and are responsible for implementing the reform of the young emperor.

"A new Jinshi entered the ministry to observe politics?" Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, and the head of his head agreed, "Then let the ministers choose from it, not too many."

Although Zhu Youxiao wanted the Jinshi to start with local officials, there was not enough officials and could not arrange it for a while. It would be fine to go to various departments for internships first.

Sun Chengzong bowed and reported: "Long live, yesterday a tribute scholar submitted a letter to the Ministry of War to recommend himself, and he had the ambition to seal the wolf's servant. After reading it, I felt that it was worthy of enlightenment."

Oh, Zhu Youxiao was very surprised. Before the results of the palace examination were released, why did he turn to a general? Could it be that he was also valued when he saw that the martial arts and Jinshi were also valued?

Seeing the emperor's doubts, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but smile bitterly and explained: "It's a mistake to respect literature and suppress martial arts. But if you become a Jinshi, it's different..."

The superiority of literature and military inferiority is the accumulated habits of the Ming Dynasty. When the same ranks of military generals also had to salute civil officials and regard themselves as their subordinates. Even if the generals wrote letters, they were often scolded by civil officials.

The famous general Yu Dayou wrote a letter to the Censorate of the Censorate in his early years. The Censor said angrily, "How to write a letter to the military academy?"

So he beat Yu Dayou up and deprived him of his military positions in thousands of households. Shen Yourong also had such an experience. Although it was not that bad, it also showed that the status of the warrior was low.

In the eyes of civil officials, you rude military men are just enough to lead troops to fight. Can you write a letter and speak? What do you want us to do if you want to be able to do it?

But a military general with fame is different. He is a Confucian general, both civil and military, and civil officials dare not look down on him.

Before Shen Yourong joined the army, his uncle Shen Maoxue was the top scholar in the fifth year of Wanli, so he advised his nephew to take the imperial examination first. However, Shen Yourong did not listen and began to the military examination and embarked on the path of a military general.

Of course, Shen Yourong also suffered many ups and downs as a result.

So that's the case. After listening to Sun Chengzong's explanation, Zhu Youxiao understood the thought of this Jinshi, but did not blame him. Instead, he asked with interest: "What is this tribute scholar? I think it's long-term."

Sun Chengzong smiled and said, "This person is the list of the emperor who was appointed by His Majesty, Lu Xiangsheng, Changzhou."

"Lu Xiangsheng?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's really worth cultivating. Master Sun should work harder to cultivate!"

Sun Chengzong said: "I want to select him to be a member of the ministry to observe politics and then go to study martial arts."
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