Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 217
Today was cloudy and rainy, on the stone bridge in front of Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu looked at Song Lian and Li Shanchang, and said to them, "Mr. Li, how is your answer?"

Li Shanchang glanced at Zhu Biao next to him, and immediately thought carefully. He smiled at Lao Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, if His Highness the Crown Prince also takes the exam, he will definitely win the top prize. Although those students are well-versed in poetry and books, they are not as good as His Highness the Crown Prince. .”

This flattery was good, Zhu Biao glanced at them and said, "This time Enke can select many talents to serve the court."

Zhu Biao knew that when the rankings opened, the first, second and third tops must be students from Anhui and Zhejiang, and he was a little worried about this.

Originally, he had already told Old Zhu in advance the advantages and disadvantages of the students from the north and the south, and the war in the north must be more in the south than in the north, but it seems that Lao Zhu did it on purpose.

"Biao'er, those science and technology officials will also open the list today. You can let Liu Bowen prepare for it, and he can arrange it for the Ministry of Industry and other places where people are needed." Old Zhu ordered.

When Li Shanchang heard this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we need to delay arranging for those science and technology officials to fill the vacancies. We should let the imperial examination candidates enter the official position first."

"Exactly, Confucius can't change this rule. Everything is inferior, but reading is high. The old minister thinks that what Li Xiangguo said is right." Song Lian stood aside and said to Lao Zhu.

In his heart, Lao Zhu didn't like the Kong family. When he heard this, he suddenly became irritable: "What Mr. Song means is that Confucius is more powerful than our emperor? What he can't do, we have to do." have to comply?"

Song Lian immediately trembled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't mean that."

"Then tell us, what do you mean?" Old Zhu looked at him coldly.

Originally Zhu Biao was supposed to persuade Lao Zhu not to be as knowledgeable as Song Lian, but he didn't. For him, this matter seemed to be a game of chess played by Lao Zhu.

They advocated that Enke's students who entered the official position should fill the official vacancies first, and postpone the science and technology officers of the National Academy of Scholars. He was very unhappy about this.

Zhu Biao said: "Father, my son is going to prepare for the announcement of the science and technology officer, so I will leave first."

"Go." Old Zhu glanced at Li Shanchang and Song Lian and said, "Aren't you two going to prepare for the announcement?"

Then Li Shanchang and Song Lian turned and left.

"Yu Yi, go and tell Yang Xian that we will let him supervise the opening of the list, and we must not pervert the law for personal gain at 01:30." Old Zhu arranged for Yu Yi to go to Yang Xian.

The willows are sprouting and the begonias are budding. It is March in Yangchun, and the temperature has risen.

Hearing about the announcement of the imperial court's rankings, students from the north and the south went there one after another, all of them were in high spirits, and the crowd was tight.

Some people are cheering, some people are dejected.

"I hit it, I hit it!" The man in the front cheered and ran out of the crowd.

Others searched for their names on the list, going line by line.

"Missed, alas."

"I didn't pass this one. I came all the way to take the exam, but it turned out to be nothing."

"Don't be discouraged, go back and prepare again, and continue to take the exam later, there will always be high school."

On the list a hundred meters away are the names of the science and technology officials of the National Academy of Scholars. After more than 100 people passed the theoretical and practical exams, there are more than 60 proficient people left.

During the 60-odd miles, including several former science and technology officials, No.1 is He Qing.

Zhu Biao is already very satisfied this time, although there are few left, but they can be sure that they can be made, both in the north and the south.

Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Your Highness, this time I have seen their true talents, and they are indeed extraordinary."

After all, when Liu Bowen saw the equipment for filtering and extracting refined salt, the improved loom, and various things of his own, he really sighed.

These are all practical things, which are much better than those flashy empty talk. Staying in the Academy of Science and Technology these days has also changed his views on these strange skills and tricks.

At this moment, Liu Bowen heard the imperial examination candidates scolding each other in the distance, walked a few steps and looked again, only to find that they were arguing.

Suddenly, Liu Bowen saw that the person who shouted the loudest in the crowd looked familiar, and he took a closer look and found that it was the servant of Yang Xian's family.

"This Yang Xian, when did his servants take the scientific examination?" Liu Bowen thought to himself.

Then the voices of the crowd grew louder, and several began to shout:
"Look, these are all candidates from Anhui and Zhejiang, and none from other places. It's obvious that someone has tampered with it!"

"That's right, it's not fair. The imperial court is doing favoritism and cheating, deliberately teasing us. We're going to the Ministry of Rites to seek justice."

"It's obvious that the candidates from other prefectures and prefectures of yours are incompetent and stupid, and you dare to say that the court favoritism and fraud here." A few students from Zhejiang and Fengyang retorted loudly.

"We have no students from Kaifeng Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture. We have so many candidates, but there are no students. This is unfair."

"Let's talk to His Majesty!"

"We want justice."

Those students stomped their feet on the spot and said with glaring eyes, "Your majesty is now opening a course to recruit scholars, and you clowns dare to speak nonsense here."

"We are all named Luosun Shan, who would want to be fair if we don't ask for justice?" As soon as the students finished speaking, the surrounding students roared with enthusiasm, head held high and chest high, begging for justice.

"Yes, we don't want to."

"We are all citizens of Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty will not be so biased, let's go to the Emperor for comment."

The crowd screamed angrily, and Zhu Biao was busy talking to the science and technology officer and talking about things.

Seeing the seriousness of the matter, Liu Bowen came over immediately and said, "His Royal Highness, the old minister wants to go and see those examinees. Your Highness is here, lest they hurt His Highness."

"It's...it's okay, I'll go with Mr. Liu to see why those students are making a fuss." Zhu Biao ordered Gao Qi to arrange for the science and technology officers, and he went with Liu Bowen.

Before they arrived, Yu Yi and Yang Xian led a group of officers and soldiers to the crowd: "Why are you making trouble and arguing here!"

"My lord, there is not even a single student from the north on this list. This is unfair. Please make the decision for us."

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for us!"

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Liu Bowen glanced at Yang Xian and the others, his face suddenly became solemn, and said to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, this..."

"Mr. Liu, arrange the science and technology candidates here, and immediately follow Yang Xian and the others back to the palace." Zhu Biao said to Liu Bowen.

In this chaotic atmosphere, someone picked up the stone and threw it out, hitting a candidate.

This stabbed a hornet's nest, and the candidates from the north and the south mingled together and flocked to the scholars who made the move. After punching and kicking, Yang Xian and Yu Yi glanced at each other, nodded and separated the two groups of officers and soldiers.

"Take them away, it's not proper to gather a crowd to make trouble at the foot of the world." Yang Xian saw that the candidates from the north and the south were like this, so He Yuyi asked people to take away the scholars from the north and the south who were fighting.

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "I have seen His Royal Highness, Liu Zhongcheng. These candidates are here to complain because they are not named on the list."

"Don't hurt any candidates, wait for the emperor to decide." Zhu Biao ordered Yu Yi.

A lot of onlookers gathered, and they all ran over to watch the fun, and many of them even shouted and booed.

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