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Chapter 117 Palace Exam
Standing in civil and military service, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to come and issue the imperial edict.

At this time, the sun was already rising in the east, and the announcement finally came from the palace, "Xuan Tianqi Renxu Enke civil and military tributes have an audience."

Under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, civil and military tributes lined up neatly, and entered the main hall with the internal officials who proclaimed the decree.

"The ministers pay homage to the Holy Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live"

Officials from the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, and all the tributes saluted Emperor Tianqi sitting on the dragon chair—five prostrations and three kowtows.

"My lords, be flat!" A majestic but not deep voice sounded.

This was the voice of the Holy Majesty and Long Live. Many Gong students were so excited that their bodies trembled. It took a long time before they hurriedly got up and stood respectfully in the hall.

I'm still arrogant, right?With a faint smile on Zhu Youxiao's face, he knelt and sat at you, even if his aura is not strong.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Youxiao said: "For the first Enke since I came to the throne, I have won Qing and other talents, both civil and military, and I am very relieved."

"Nowadays, the country is in troubled times. Prosperity and disadvantages are eliminated, and innovation is the most urgent task. Militaryly, the Eastern captives are rampant, the chieftains are in chaos, and the Mongolian tribes are also restless; financially, the annual income is decreasing, and the expenditure is increasing. The embarrassment is endless. apply;"

"In terms of official administration, official corruption is serious and needs to be cleaned up urgently; in the court, there are constant party disputes, and officials wantonly attack, like a raging dog, but there is no practical strategy for governing the country, strengthening the army and enriching the people. What use do I want for such an official? "

The emperor's sudden high-pitched voice startled everyone, their hearts were trembling, and they couldn't help lowering their heads even lower.

Zhu Youxiao eased his tone, and continued: "Staying upright can also lead to change. Dare to offend Yan Yan and speak out without being overly reasonable. Strict self-discipline can benefit the country and the people. This is my respect for Qing and other officials, as well as for officials in the DPRK and China. Hope, remember, remember."

"The ministers listen to the hadith respectfully and obey the oracle." Officials from the Ministry of Rites took the lead, followed by the tributes.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, pointed at Wu Jinshi, and said: "Warrior generals, defending their families and defending the country, are not worthy of death. This is their duty, so I won't say much. I hope you can learn from Yue Wumu and Qi Huhu." , become a contemporary famous player, and bring eternal peace to Ming Dynasty."

"The ministers dare not be loyal to the country, but die for His Majesty."

"For a military commander, the corpse is shrouded in horse leather, and the bones are buried in a green hill, which is the most glorious."

"To serve the battlefield and die for the country with one's own body is the duty of a general."

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Looking at the excited and excited Wu Jinshi, who was so excited that he was so loyal, he was a little dazed.

Some complained in their hearts: You don't even care about the etiquette of the court, it's a mess, it's because you failed the exam and failed the exam.That is to say, the Holy One was tolerant and did not convict.

Zhu Youxiao didn't think he was disobedient, and nodded with a smile.After all, this was something he had secretly confessed in advance, so I don't blame him if I say it casually.

Seeing that he had finished speaking, the emperor raised his hand, and the hall fell silent immediately.

"The theory of the palace examination is my own, and it is an examination of the economics and economics of the ministers." After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he nodded to the chief examiner, Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong immediately bowed and saluted, and stepped forward to read the imperial decree, and the questions of policy questions were also included in the edict.

After the reading was completed, all the tributes took their seats one by one. The desks for the examination had been set up by officials of Guanglu Temple the day before. When they were ready, the deacon officers began to distribute the policy questions and answer sheets, and they could start answering the questions.

The Wu Jinshi retreated to the side hall and answered the papers, but the questions were different.

Answering a policy topic is like writing an argumentative essay. You must be able to explain the argument, and use it as the center to diverge your thinking, or analyze the experience and lessons in history, and then connect with reality to express your own opinions and opinions.

Zhu Youxue came up with three questions, one of which was chosen by the scholars, which were about opening the sea, collecting taxes, and rectifying officials.

Wu Jinshi can only choose one of two topics, one is the defense of Liaodong, and the other is military reform.

In fact, this is a simple description, and there are naturally some information related to the topic on the test paper for reference.For example, regarding the collection of taxes, an example of whipping is given, and the pros and cons are also listed.

During the imperial examination, the emperor usually only stayed for a while before leaving.After all, the exam time is the whole day, and some people answer slowly, and let the emperor wait until the sun goes down?
The same is true for Zhu Youxiao, but he persisted until noon.During the period, he read the memorials one by one, and some papers were handed in ahead of time. He was so happy that he asked someone to take them over and read them first.

I invigilate the exam myself, and there are those who can hand in the papers in advance. This psychological quality is not bad.

It is said that when the imperial examinations first started in the Song Dynasty, there was no rule in the imperial examinations that only ranked but not eliminated.

During the palace examination, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin may have seen that there were not many people, so he decided to determine the ranking on the spot.

There were two candidates for the first batch of submissions, and the time difference was not much different.

After Zhao Taizu checked the papers, he felt that they were all good, and it was not a good choice, so he asked the two candidates to compete in martial arts, that is, to fight, whoever can fight will be the champion.

Then, a strong man who often does farm work won.Knocking down another weak man to the ground, he raised his rough hands high, with panda eyes standing out from the crowd, and won the title of No. [-] scholar.

Morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor, since the articles are similar, there are extra points in sports, there is nothing wrong with it.

Those who can pass the test and take part in the palace examination are actually not much different in terms of writing.Otherwise, let's stop making questions, let's have a gang fight, and the champion will be the one standing at the end.

Well, Lu Xiangsheng, I like you!
Zhu Youxiao's eyes lingered on the white-faced scholar Lu Xiangsheng for a moment, pursed the corners of his mouth, and smiled wickedly.No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua with a bruised nose and swollen face, I have never seen them before.

It was not until noon, after Guanglu Temple provided meals to the tributes as usual, that Zhu Youxiao got up and left, not adding any more pressure to the tributes, and many tributes secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Entering an official through the imperial examination is a tradition of thousands of years.

Even if Zhu Youxiao felt that there were many disadvantages, he had to admit that many famous ministers and great talents entered the imperial court through the imperial examination.

For example, Mr. Wang Wencheng, whom Zhu Youxiao admired very much, had mastered mental studies, was good at calligraphy, and could lead soldiers in battle.Can you say that if people read the Four Books and Five Classics from an early age, it is of no use?
Of course, stereotyped writing must be abolished, and the channels and standards for selecting talents must also be changed, but this form must be maintained.

Zhu Youxiao went back to Qianqing Palace, and after lunch, he ordered the palace staff to send the memorial he approved last night to the cabinet.

The first of these two memorials was played by Xu Guangqi, requesting the abolition of the craftsmen's registration of the craftsmen of the Weapons and Powder Bureau and the implementation of employment management.

After Zhu You reviewed it, with a swipe of his pen, not only the Weapons and Gunpowder Bureau, but also the whole country were abolished, and the Beijing class craftsman's price was exempted.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao was reminded and inspired, and decreed to eliminate Lehu in the capital city, beggars in Henan, Danhu in the coastal area, and lowly servants in southern Anhui, and listed them as editors.

The abolition of "craftsman registration" and the prohibition of handicraft households from "serving as officials" can weaken the personal dependence of handicraft workers, improve their social status and production enthusiasm, and ensure the development of private handicraft industries.

(End of this chapter)