Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 552 Palace Examination Gold List (Part [-])
The Palace Examination is the highest level of the three-level imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty. It was also called the court examination by the people at that time. It was an examination administered by the emperor himself on the court.Generally speaking, this exam will not depose Gongsheng students who can take the Chinese style exam, but for the ranking of the exam, the emperor will probably adjust it as appropriate.

As appropriate, this is a nice way of saying it. If you want to put it bluntly, it is actually adjusted according to the emperor's will. After the adjustment, the ranking is the legendary palace examination gold list.

The results of the palace examination are divided into three grades, that is, first, second and third.

Yijia, also known as Dingjia, has only three candidates in total, ranked No. 1, No. [-], and Tanhua, and those who win the first place are called "Jinshijiji".These three have their particularity, that is, once they are appointed, they can directly enter the Hanlin Academy without being selected by the Shujishiguan.Generally speaking, the No. [-] No. [-] scholar will be directly assigned to the Imperial Academy for editing, and the second place and Tanhua will be directly assigned to the Imperial Academy for editing. They are the most prominent-the officialdom starts higher than others.

The second class generally has the most people from about 80 to 200 people, and occasionally there are too few or too many people. Those who are in the second class are called "Jinshi background".There are usually [-] or more people in the top three, and it is not fixed. Those who are in the top three are called "from the same Jinshi background".Second, the top three are required to participate in the selection of Shu Ji Shi Guan as a rule, and those who succeed in the selection will be Hanlin officials, extremely noble.

Others who have not passed the library selection do not need to worry, or they will be awarded to Beijing officials such as Shi, Yushi, Principal, Zhongshu, Pedestrian, Pingshi, Taichang, Dr. Guozi, etc., and the future is promising; Waiting for foreign officials is also a position of real power.

However, there are differences between these three ranks, especially because of the old system of "non-Hanlin not entering the cabinet", so Dingjia and Dingjia were called "heavenly gods" by the people at that time, and the second and third grades were selected as Shujishi. "Cultivating Immortals halfway", after all, they are all masters of cultivating immortals, and they are much better than those who are basically impossible to "rank in the immortal class".

The time for the palace examination is March [-]th, which will be held about half a month after the public examination list.Before it can be held, the imperial court must first determine the next large number of examiners.

This matter has something to do with Emperor Shizong Jiajing. I want to explain that before Jiajing, the emperor personally presided over the imperial examinations, but Emperor Jiajing was a powerful and shameless emperor. His characteristic was that he often changed the ancestral system without authorization. Things have changed here, and he often doesn't preside over the exam himself, just pretending to be a name, and the actual exam is still handled by his bureaucrats.

Then the ministers who read the papers are needed, but because the emperor is named as the examiner, the other courtiers can only condescend and change their names to "reading papers", which means that everyone is just helping the emperor to read the papers, and there is no intention of infringing on the imperial power.

Zhu Yijun had had two imperial examinations before, that is, the Jiaxu Division in the second year of Wanli and the Ding Chou Division in the fifth year of Wanli. Because the emperor was young, he was only a name, and he didn't even show up. Act as a reader.

But this time, Zhu Yijun asked for a palace test in person, and all the ministers—especially the cabinet—did not refuse.

The day before the imperial examination, the officials of Honglu Temple began to set up the throne and the yellow table, and the officials of Guanglu Temple were responsible for arranging the test tables and arranging the candidates' seats. This symbolizes the highest level of talent promotion ceremony in Ming Dynasty. Everything has to be done by dignified civil servants, and eunuchs and maids of honor are not allowed to intervene.

In the early morning of the next day, before Yinshi passed, and under the darkness of night, the tribute candidates for the examination—also called "Chinese Jinshi"—waited in front of the gate of the Forbidden City, and their eyes were brighter than the lanterns next to them. , I can't help myself with excitement.

What is the reading test for?Isn't it just for the sake of "becoming Tian Shelang in the morning and going to the Tianzitang in the evening"?Now, after how many times the waves wash the sands and how many inhumane exams, the four hundred elites of the Ming Dynasty finally stood in front of the emperor's house, about to complete the last jump of the carp leaping over the dragon gate. Just thinking about it made me tremble with excitement and wobble like.

Moreover, unlike the nervousness and panic of the previous exams, the atmosphere before the palace exam is more excited and eager to try, because everyone knows that as long as you don't make any foolish things, the palace exam will not dismiss candidates, but will pass the exam The ranking rearrangement is a process of "selecting the best from the best".

In other words, no matter how badly he did in the exam, he could be a fellow Jinshi who was just below the list, and a grand master of Qipin County.In fact, for many Jinshi, it is much more comfortable than sitting on the bench in Beijing, especially for those of the same year who ranked relatively low in the exam-after all, the selection of the hall is difficult, and even if you choose a good scholar, It's just the so-called phase storage.

Saving... Saving for ten years is saving, and saving for a lifetime is also saving.When you think the cabinet is the Nancheng vegetable market, anyone can go in and mix it up?

Recall that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, how many noble Jinshi lords who have been in the forefront of the imperial examination, selected by the museum, and extremely noble, have stayed in the Imperial Academy drinking tea for decades without achieving anything?
To be honest, there are many Beijing officials like this, and many of them spend most of their lives waiting to die like this, and finally become honorable officials.If you are unlucky, you don't find the right position in a fight between the big bosses, and you become the leader of the rafters, or the fish in the pond, you just go home straight away.

The so-called "you can know it's not a blessing if you lose a horse when you lose it, and you can know it's a disaster if you get a horse when you have a good fortune", probably means this.

Moreover, for the vast majority of candidates, the official career is ups and downs, and the official career is dangerous. The most reliable in the future is actually this group of fellow students who were in the same year.Therefore, all rookies in the officialdom have to communicate with each other, support and guide each other, in order to gain a foothold in the officialdom where the jungle is full of monsters and ghosts.

In fact, after the test, the gang got together in the same year, and now they are very familiar with each other, but Gao Yushi is obviously an exception. He has a mansion in Beijing, and he doesn't move around very much. Looking up now, everyone he knows is I don't know if there are ten.

But he is not in a hurry, because his name is famous enough now, and his contemporaries are rushing to visit him. In the same year of acquaintance, regardless of whether someone is from the South or the North, they can make people feel like a spring breeze, and their favorability rises sharply.

Originally, they were a little worried that this famous Gao Longwen not only had a great family background and a great literary name, but also did well in the exams. Now he always doesn't show up. Could it be that he is too arrogant to get in touch with?Seeing him now, it can be said that all worries are gone, this person is actually a master with all aspects, and everyone in the same age is convinced.

Just as everyone's feelings were heating up rapidly, when the time came, the bell rang and the door opened, and there was silence in front of the palace gate. The tense atmosphere suddenly emerged from the corner, almost occupying everyone's heart—everyone said they didn't care, But who doesn't want to get a good ranking in the exam, if you choose a good scholar, if you are lucky, you may be admitted to the cabinet in the future?So when things came to an end, they all put on a lot of energy, wanting to make a final sprint.

Even Xiao Liangyou, Zhang Taizheng and others all looked serious, even a little nervous.

The only one with a calm face, probably only Gao Yushi—it can’t be helped, he has been in and out of the Forbidden City for more than ten years, and he is familiar with it like his own home, so he can’t get nervous even if he wants to!

He just stood so relaxed and comfortable, neither looking nervous nor frivolous. The Chinese-style Jinshi behind who were standing so nervous that they couldn't stop shaking saw him, and all of them admired him—as expected of a famous minister, The emperor's close minister, looking at his appearance, Gao Huiyuan is probably here for a spring outing?

At this time, the dawn was breaking and officials of various colors began to enter the palace. The examinees stood aside in a respectful manner, looking at those university scholars in python robes and jade belts with admiration; The servant of the Minister with a gold and silver belt; looking forward to the master and doctor in green robes, his heart is extremely eager--Han Chuang has studied hard for so many years, and finally reached the step of this "beast in clothes"!

After the officials had finished entering, the tribute students finally looked back, and immediately a tribute officer from the Ministry of Rites shouted: "By the holy decree: Announce Wanli Gengchen Kegong students to have an audience!"

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