Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 214 The emperor welcomes the newlyweds, and the strong dragon goes out to sea

With the bang of a gong, the competition officially ended.

"I caught five!"

"Haha... I caught six!"

"I am also six, but bigger than yours, and I must be the champion"

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A group of Wu Jinshi and Wu Sheng walked towards the registration office with their catches. Many people seemed complacent about their catches, especially a young man who looked like he was sure of winning.

Just when some Wu Jinshi or Wusheng who caught a lot were complacent, they suddenly heard exclamations from the left and right at the same time, they couldn't help but turned their heads to look over, and immediately showed incredible expressions on their faces.

I saw a young man coming with a basin full of fish, while the middle-aged man on the other side was carrying a huge object weighing more than ten kilograms on his back like a general returning from victory.

Judging from the fish catch alone, the catch of these two people is much better than that of the others. There seems to be no suspense in this contest between Wu Zhuangyuan and Wu Kui.

"Cheating, the one surnamed Yu must be cheating, how could he catch so many!" A young man with an extraordinary background questioned immediately upon seeing this.

Wu Jinshi next to him stood up and proved: "If you can't catch it, it doesn't mean that others can't catch it! I was two fishing positions away from him, and I watched him catch one by one with my own eyes. There was no cheating at all!"

As soon as this remark was made, it was also echoed by the candidates at the nearby fishing spots. Only the candidate who was closest to the young man surnamed Yu was silent, but he was indeed caught one by one.

"Are you questioning the fairness of this competition?" A military official's face changed suddenly, and he asked the provocative thorn in a deep voice.

Although the young man claimed to have a certain background, he knew that his background was not worth mentioning in front of these Jinshi officials, and the gold content of Wu Jinshi was really unlikely to allow the dignified officials to cheat.

The reason why he had doubts just now was that he was deeply puzzled by the catch of the young man surnamed Yu. After all, it is simply impossible to catch a wooden basin full in a short period of time.

Now, after hearing the testimonials from the candidates next to him and facing the pressure from the military officer, although he still doesn't understand how he caught so many fish, he still admits his mistake.

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, took the reactions of all the candidates into his eyes, silently evaluated whether these candidates were worthy of great use, and asked people to count everyone's catch clearly.

Don't throw bait around like money. How can anyone fish like this in this world?

Apart from……

never mind!

Wait for His Majesty's holy judgment!
Those two people who didn't take the usual path wanted to have the last laugh, but in fact, he, the Minister of the Ministry of officials, didn't count, and the Forbidden City had to make a decision on this matter.

Compared with the Wenju, the attention of the Wuju is indeed much lower, and many people in the capital don't even know that the Wuju exam is being held now.

As for who is the No. [-] martial artist in Enke this year, not many people seem to care about it.

It can also be seen from here that the great Ming's emphasis on culture over martial arts is not just talk, and it is no wonder that Xiong Tingbi later chose to abandon martial arts and follow literature after he obtained Wu Jieyuan in Huguang.

The next day, the palace summoned a Wu Jinshi and a Wu Sheng into the palace.

Entering from the Meridian Gate and following the Xiaohuang Gate, the sight suddenly becomes clear. Five white marble golden water bridges span the river, and the square in front is a majestic gate tower.

Wu Jinshi Yu Yuanzan actually had some relationship with Zhu Youtang. His ancestral home was Fengyang Mansion, and his ancestor Yu Min followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, and used the founding hero to attack hundreds of households in Huangzhou.

Because he has learned essays since he was a child, and his talent is not bad, he was admitted as a student in Quanzhou Prefecture.It's just that it's almost impossible to compete for fame, so he participated in this year's Enke martial arts.

Thanks to his excellent performance in the liberal arts examination and his diligent practice of riding and shooting since he was a child, he performed well in the Enke Township Examination and General Examination.

Being able to enter the Forbidden City as a child of a small hereditary family has achieved a height that no ancestors could reach, and I am both excited and nervous.

The little doorman was leading the way, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, he couldn't help but stop, turned his head suspiciously, and frowned slightly.

If it is said that Yu Yuanzan still has some confidence and experience in the world, but the dark-skinned middle-aged man can hardly swallow his saliva, and he trembles even more when he walks.

As a commoner at the bottom, he was suddenly summoned into the palace to face the saint, Lin Yuanyang only felt that his whole body was not good, and he couldn't even walk suddenly.

"I'll help you!" Yu Yuanzan stepped back a few steps, stretched out his hand to support Lin Yuanyang and said.

Unlike some Wu Jinshi who have high eyesight and low abilities, he has no prejudice against these martial arts students.

On the contrary, during this competition, he had a new understanding of these bloody low-level people, and felt that the Ming army really needed to replenish these fresh blood.

When Lin Yuanyang saw Yu Yuanzan who reached out to help him, he was slightly taken aback at first, and then smiled gratefully: "Thank you!"

The performance of the low status of martial arts is actually all-round. Not only is there no roll call in the Golden Luan Hall, but the place where they were summoned was not the Fengtian Hall, but the Huagai Hall.

Huagai Hall, which is the palace in the center of the three main halls.

Zhu Youtang came to the dragon chair in the hall and sat down, looking at the two people kneeling on the ground.

Due to the difference in age and skin color between the two, one can tell at a glance who is Wu Jinshi and who is Wu Sheng.

Later generations have already proved that in order to truly realize the dream of a strong country, it is not enough to just focus on economic development, but it is also necessary to steadily focus on military construction, and talents are undoubtedly the top priority.

"Grassman Yangzhou tracker Lin Yuanyang pays homage to His Majesty!" Lin Yuanyang, a dark-skinned middle-aged man, knelt down and bowed excitedly.

He was originally a poor man in Yangzhou Prefecture who relied on stretching to earn a meager income, but by chance, he was able to come to the capital to take part in the martial arts exam.

Now, he is even more inexplicably fortunate to meet this emperor, the new emperor of Ming Dynasty who is widely praised among the people at the bottom of Yangzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Youtang looked at the dark-skinned middle-aged man, and said lightly, "Lin Yuanyang, I heard that you didn't catch that big fish?"

Yu Yuanzan always felt that his way of throwing bait wildly was inappropriate, but after learning about Lin Yuanyang's way, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitched a few times.

"Yesterday Caomin saw two big fish swimming in front of Caomin, so he climbed up the willow tree next to him and smashed the fish with his body! In fact, when Caomin used to pull fibers, he saw some stupid fish appearing in the canal, so he would throw stones at them , but Caomin doesn’t smash stones in the palace, so he can only use Caomin’s body, but unfortunately one escaped! But after Caomin knocked the fish unconscious, he hung it into the mouth of the fish with a fishing line, and the fish was dragged by a fishing line It came up, so it should be regarded as being caught by the grassroots, right?" Lin Yuanyang usually likes to chat with people, but now he seems to report the story clearly.

The corner of Liu Jin's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly, the man in front of him is really a reckless man, how could he do this?Even if you hit the fish unconscious and then hang the fish to catch it, it can't be regarded as a catch.

Zhu Youtang was not in a hurry to express his opinion, so he turned his head and looked at Yu Yuanzan next to Lin Yuanyang.

"My humble minister thinks that soldiers are deceitful! Today we have enough food and grass, and the enemy is hiding in the mountains and forests. We should lure them and then wipe them out! Although the bait is consumed today, it is not as good as the catch. What a loss!" Yu Yuanzan noticed that Zhu Youtang was looking at him, and he also explained yesterday's inappropriate actions.

Zhu Youtang naturally knew that this was a sophistry, so he expressed his position lightly: "Although the actions of the two of you seem to be tricky, as far as the country is concerned, victory is justice! If you lead the army in the future, I will not care about you Waiting means, but there is one thing to keep in mind!"

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty!" Lin Yuanyang followed Yu Yuanzan and hurriedly expressed his opinion.

Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on the two of them, and he warned very seriously: "You are a sharp weapon of the Ming Dynasty, and I allow you to do whatever it takes to win, but the sharp weapon of the Ming Dynasty must not hurt our Chinese people!"

"Wei Chen (grassmen) remember!" Both Yu Yuanzan and Lin Yuanyang felt Zhu Youtang's love for the people, and they expressed their attitudes authentically.

Zhu Youtang knew that there must be a bottom line in chasing victory, so after admonishing the two of them, he gave Guo Yong a wink.

Guo Yong was like Zhu Youtang's roundworm, and immediately read out the imperial decree: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Xinke Wu Jinshi Yu Yuanzan Wen has a military strategy, Wu can shoot and kill the enemy, hand-picked as the Xinke Wu champion, and appointed The water transportation is going to thousands of households, hereby!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, my lord, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Yu Yuanzan said gratefully when he saw that Wu Zhuangyuan had really hit him on the head.

The situation is similar, although Lin Yuanyang's actions were improper, he was also awarded the title of Wukui by Zhu Youtang.

Although Zhu Youtang hoped that the two selected martial arts champions and martial arts champions would set an example, he also understood that things should not be expected too high. The most important thing now is to establish the selection method of martial arts.

In particular, the title of martial arts student was added, which actually opened up a new promotion channel, giving the Chinese children who could not afford to read a chance to become a general.

For example, Chang Yuchun, the second hero of the founding of the dynasty, although Chang Yuchun was illiterate, he had never been defeated in the war all his life, and Chang claimed to be able to sweep the world with an army of one hundred thousand.

Even if the generals of the Ming Dynasty have read the Four Books and Five Classics since elementary school, read the art of war, and can write a beautiful article, who can compare with the illiterate Chang Yuchun?
That's why, as an emperor, he wanted to clear the threshold set by the scholar-official class, and strive to find another Chang Yuchun from the illiterate group.

"Grass... I thank you, Your Majesty, Long live, my emperor, long live, long live!" Lin Yuanyang said gratefully when he learned that he had become Wu Kui and vice-thousand household of Water Transport.

I have lived for nearly half of my life, and when I was young, I couldn't help dreaming of being a general, especially since my childhood strength was far beyond ordinary people.It's just that the reality is very skinny, and his natural strength can only be used for stretching.

But who would have expected that this year he would encounter such an encounter, that he would get the fame of Wu Kui from a humble tracker, and even become the deputy thousand household of the water transport.

All of this is like a dream.

Zhu Youtang looked at these two talents selected by his own Enke, and encouraged him: "You two are the champion and champion of Wu selected by Enke, and every move in the future will affect my face. I also hope that you can set an example for the soldiers and serve the Ming court!"

"Grass... my minister, remember!" Lin Yuanyang and Yu Yuanzan responded immediately.

Seeing that the matter was over, Zhu Youtang prepared to leave.

"Your Majesty, the grassroots have a request!" Lin Yuanyang suddenly said anxiously when he saw that Zhu Youtang was about to leave.

Yu Yuanzan couldn't help turning his head, looking at Lin Yuanyang in confusion.

Although Zhu Youtang intends to cultivate military generals, he still maintains a dignified voice: "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, Caomin is originally a tracker, and he didn't plan to participate in the martial arts! It's just that my daughter was selected at the beginning of the year, and then she will be sent to the capital, so I didn't feel relieved so I applied for the martial arts exam and came to Beijing! Now my daughter is sent to the palace. Here, Caomin wants to meet my daughter, so please be kind!" Lin Yuanyang spoke out his plan like a chatterbox.

The matter was a bit dramatic. He didn't plan to take the martial arts test. After all, he had no background and needed to support his family, so he didn't plan to do such a luxurious thing.

It's just that his daughter was suddenly selected by the local government and had to be sent to the capital.

Although he has several sons, but there is only one precious daughter, and he still can't let go of it, so with his natural supernatural power, he ran to the county government office and wielded the eighty-pound sword with ease.

Originally, he just wanted to go to Beijing to find his daughter through the government's reimbursement of food and travel expenses, but his daughter was sent to the palace, so he couldn't see his daughter at all.

Huh?
Liu Jin didn't expect that this reckless man would become Wu Kui by mistake, and even more that this dark-skinned middle-aged man had a daughter who was selected into the palace as a show girl.

Guo Yong stood beside him, and reprimanded him: "Presumptuous! There are rules in the palace, and you are now the Deputy Qianhu of the Ming Dynasty. How can you break the rules of the palace like this!"

"I'm not trying to break the rules, it's just...it's just that I don't trust my daughter, fearing...she will have a bad life!" Lin Yuanyang explained again and again.

Guo Yong maintained the majesty of the royal family, and reprimanded: "The palace people in the palace don't have to worry about food and clothing, and they still have monthly money to get. Why do you have to worry about it?"

"My father-in-law taught me the lesson, yes... I was confused!" Lin Yuanyang's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he still took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Zhu Youtang gave Liu Jin a wink, and chose to return directly to Qianqing Palace.

Now the competition of the [-] beautiful women is still going on, but the most important thing now is not the candidate for the queen, and now the matter of marrying the princess of Ikexi is about to be arranged.

Now that he has decided to place the military target in the southwest, it is necessary for him to repair relations with Mongolia as soon as possible, and at the same time bring Manduhai's most beloved daughter into the palace.

The date has been finalized, and he will bring Ikesina into the palace as his concubine on the fourteenth of this month.

With the release of Wu Zhuangyuan and Wu Kui, Wu Jinshi and Wu Sheng were appointed by the Ministry of Officials one after another.

Compared with Wu Jinshi, the treatment of Wu Sheng is obviously much worse. The vast majority of Wu Sheng only get a small banner position.It's just that it's actually a small leap from the common people at the bottom to Xiaoqi.

If we study the whereabouts of Enkewu Jinshi and Wusheng this year, it is not difficult to see that the main directions of employment are water transportation and the 24 coastal defense fortresses along the coast. Hongzhi resolutely wants to direct his troops to the sea.

Just as the imperial court was sending fresh blood to the water transport and coastal defense fortresses, Xu Shiying, governor of the East China Sea, led a boat out to Shenzhi Island in the East China Sea of ​​Daming.

(End of this chapter)