The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 606

[606. Chapter 588 Please look for Xishan Academy]

After hearing about Ma Zheng, Liu Jie was silent for a moment: “The student has raised horses, learned riding and archery, and swordsmanship. He has also studied some mountain and river geography, and has read the “New Book of Ji Xiao” written by the master. , I have studied arithmetic, but when it comes to horse politics, the students dare not understand it.”

Everyone nodded, they are considered versatile.

At least better than most scholars in the world.

Zhu Houzhao nodded: “You are quite humble.”

All the disciples were speechless.

Zhu Houzhao then said: “Then I will test you. If I want to rectify the horse administration, how should I rectify it?”

Zhu Houzhao paused: “Let’s take this memorial as the title, The Jinhua Prefect and the Jinhua Preparatory Japanese Guards Jinhua, where did the Japanese pirates come from? Nine times out of ten, they killed the good ones and took credit for their merits. According to this palace, all the Japanese guards in Jinhua, up and down, were rotten to the core in this corner of Jinhua. Looking at the whole world, we can see how many of the officers and soldiers in the world are corrupt, and how many soldiers raised by the court are not only incapable of fighting, but are contaminated with countless bad habits. If the court wants to clean up, this is how to clean it up. The title is limited to one hour, and I can’t write it out, so I’ll just kneel down here.”

There are no other resources in the Zhenguo Mansion, but the latest memorials copied from the court, the votes of the cabinet ministers, the emperor’s instructions, and even the relevant information. This issue, the court’s discussion minutes during the court meeting, etc… are all available.

Zhu Houzhao had already ordered people to copy everything. Whether others knew it or not, everything was included.

It’s still the same routine as answering questions.

For Fang Jifan, teaching and educating people may require instilling all kinds of knowledge, spending a lot of energy, taking them to see the customs of various places, and teaching them a lot of knowledge.

But if you are dealing with exams, there is nothing that cannot be solved by brushing up on questions. Just brush up, one question a day, and one test every five days.

Someone had already brought in the documents, and the disciples had long been accustomed to writing questions. They just changed from writing stereotypes to writing policy theories. What’s the point? Well experienced everyone.

Just as Liu Jie said, he can ride and shoot, swordsmanship, and has studied astronomy and geography.

The most important thing is that he has truly penetrated into the lives of ordinary people. He has eaten and slept with farmers in Xishan. He knows how ordinary people live their lives and what military households are in the eyes of ordinary people. This knowledge can be used in ordinary times. It seems useless, but once it’s time to use it, it suddenly becomes clear.

Everyone started writing one after another, and in more than an hour, policy papers were collected one after another.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan circulated them one by one, comparing them with some of the top picks, second picks, and top picks that Emperor Hongzhi had previously selected.

Immediately, the scoring began. This scoring was based on a hundred-point system. Through scoring, it was determined whether the article was valuable.

Scores are actually very important. Although in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, there were only two grades: passing and failing, but now we are teaching knowledge. To teach knowledge, you have to let your disciples know how bad their level is and where the difference is. So, This scoring system came out.

At the end of the day, they wrote a policy paper and asked them to delete, delete, and revise it three times. In the evening, it was night class. Wang Shouren and others had already prepared countless classic policy papers and began to explain the issue of imperial armament. , and these questions are not just made up in the head. They are Hanlin officials and have access to a lot of official documents. The imperial edicts are backed up and archived, the reports from the Ministry of War, and the regulations of the Ministry of War to reform the military system are also All have backups.

Keep these things in mind, then list several issues that the emperor and the Ministry of War are worried about, and finally look for solutions from them.

This lecture lasted a full night.

Not only that, several Hanlin officials had finished their classes, but they still had to get together and work hard to figure out what questions were most likely to come up in this imperial examination. Ouyang Zhi was walking around in the room waiting for the imperial edict. How many guesses could he have about His Majesty’s thoughts? Of course, his guess is only in one direction. For example, the question His Majesty asked this time may be about enlightenment or horse politics.

After having a general direction, some more related questions will be asked in this direction. Other questions will still be asked and taught, but they are not the focus.

The entire Xishan Academy has a specialized mechanism, which is completely tit-for-tat for the imperial examination. It identifies every pain point of the imperial examination, and then efficiently distributes and matches resources. Its purpose… is of course to provide talents for the imperial court.

A great chivalrous person serves the country and the people. This has always been Fang Jifan’s motto. As a person with three views of justice, Fang Jifan has always put the country first.

On the other hand, some of the other Gongsheng students reluctantly looked for some policy topics from the past, some excerpted some newspapers and read them, and some still read the articles. They felt that if the writing was beautiful, they would be favored by the emperor.

Little did they know that this palace examination was the Ming Dynasty’s first line of defense against the Eight-Part Part Essay. If you only knew how to write the Eight-Part Part Essay, you would still be an official, but if you didn’t know anything about the economy and people’s livelihood, the emperor was not a fool, so why should he use you?

………

Kunning Palace.

The palace has returned to calm. After a month of cultivation in Xishan, His Majesty’s body has not only returned to its original state, but his energy is also better than before.

Empress Zhang was sitting in her bedroom, facing the bronze mirror, while Zhu Xiurong took Fang Xiaofan to play in the imperial garden again. Just at this time, Liu Zheng, the eunuch of Kunning Palace, came in, knelt down, kowtowed, and saluted: “I have seen your empress.”

Empress Zhang remained silent.

Then Liu Zheng spoke: “Last night, I inquired from Zhang Yong in the East Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince blessed two beautiful ladies. Including the end of last month to the present, there have been eleven beautiful ladies. Thirty-nine times in total…”

Queen Zhang’s eyebrows in the bronze mirror couldn’t help but tremble.

Liu Zheng glanced at Empress Zhang cautiously: “Every beautiful lady who has been lucky has had her pulse checked quietly, especially the one who has been lucky before. The person who took the pulse was Dr. Wu, who is a sage in gynecology. Regarding this, “The best one.”

“What happens next?” Queen Zhang was looking forward to it.

“There is no sign of pregnancy yet.”

Queen Zhang said lightly: “I understand, you can go down.”

Liu Zheng could see the disappointment expressed by his empress.

Yes, I finally have some hope, but there is always no hope. In the past few days, the empress has been asking, she is stationed in the East Palace: “Slave…resign.”

Liu Zheng was about to leave, and suddenly remembered something : “That’s right.”

“What?” Queen Zhang looked back.

Liu Zhengdao: “That Wu…”

“The gynecological sage you are talking about?”

“Yes.” Liu Zheng said with admiration: “That is the gynecological sage Wu Yuyi: “The slave learned from his mouth that Renshou Palace is there. …”

Queen Zhang understood: “I also told him something, right? “

“yes. Liu Zheng said with a smile.

It seems that the Empress Dowager is also in a hurry.

Empress Zhang said: “I know, tomorrow, I will reward this holy hand twenty taels of silver and let him take good care of him. Don’t make any mistakes. Holy hand.” It became a severed hand. “

Liu Zheng’s heart trembled, and he understood the meaning. The reward is what he deserves. He has to make people work hard.

But don’t mess up the matter. You won’t be able to tell when you have a happy pulse. It’s all for nothing. People are depressed.

If the Holy Hand fails, Queen Zhang will naturally not be polite.

Although Queen Zhang is usually good-tempered and easy to talk to, she still has to look at things

like today, which is bigger than the sky .

If something goes wrong, the game will be over.

This is not only a warning to the gynecologist, but also a warning to himself. He must not make a mistake. But

Queen

Zhang still sat in front of the mirror, frowning .

She frowned slightly.

The nun on the side seemed to have seen through Queen Zhang’s thoughts and comforted her: “Mother, you can’t rush this matter. Your Highness, that, that… how long will it take for the circumcision? After the wound heals, It’s only been more than twenty days…”

“Yes…” Queen Zhang said: “You are telling the truth. But, our Ming Dynasty, as well as our ancestors in heaven, have been waiting for him for three years…”

Mammy was speechless.

…

The day of the palace examination has arrived.

Fifteen Gongsheng students came early in the morning Wearing new clothes,

all the scholars also lined up early in the morning.

In Fang Jifan’s words, today is a day of great joy for the

senior disciples .

After all, answering questions is a hard work, and it doesn’t make people happy. Let them know how happy people are, how can people endure such loneliness.

Liu Jie is the leader, and the rest will try. The results were listed one by one.

Fang Jifan gave a few words of encouragement to

the last six people. Their eyes were red and filled with tears. In the eyes of others, they were Gongsheng masters who were ranked in the middle or upper half. , in their own hearts, there is a kind of shame and stain in their lives that must be washed away. Therefore

,

their eyes are extremely red, and they are more ruthless than others .

He raised his hand and walked in front of them lightly. The eyes of the six people instantly turned redder. They lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.

Fang Jifan smiled at them and said with a happy face: “You must work hard too, don’t.” Let Master down. “

Listening to the master’s gentle words of advice, their hearts suddenly felt a little warmer. They originally thought they would be scolded again, but now after listening to the master’s advice, the contrast was so great that they were so moved that their hearts melted. In general, the six people suddenly lost control of their emotions and prostrated together: “Master, I can’t stand my master. I am sharpening my sword now to avenge my previous shame. Master, please wait and see. If there is another mistake, the students and others will no longer be able to see the master.” . “

Fang Jifan waved his hand: “Go ahead, what are you talking about? Beat those hopeless classmates and let them know how unfortunate they are. Let them hate their parents and want to study. , even refused to pay the admission fee of a hundred taels, they deserved their poor performance in the exam! If they don’t enter Xishan Academy, are they worthy of studying with Cheng Zhu, taking the Eight-Part-Art Examination, becoming a Jinshi, and entering the Imperial Academy? ”

(End of chapter)