Although the imperial examination was sealed, it was not transcribed, that is to say, there was no distinction between red scrolls and ink scrolls. Calligraphy was very important.
The Imperial Examination in the Ming Dynasty only tested one policy question, which was only one article. The number of words was not as small as that of the Four Books and the Five Classics. The number of words in the article needed to reach 1,000 words or even 2,000 words.
The grading rules are a bunch of palace examination grading officials. According to the quality of an article, it is divided into five grades. The first grade is represented by "○". Whoever gets more ○ will be ranked higher.
Finally, ten excellent papers will be presented to the emperor.
The top three in the first class and the top seven in the second class are appointed by the emperor.
Zhang Zhou knew that if he could pass the selection of the palace examination examiners and become one of the last ten papers to be submitted to the emperor for reading, and the emperor knew his handwriting, then he would be selected as one of the top three, or even one of the top three. The probability of winning the top prize will be very high.
It is expected that he has won the Jiangnan Provincial Examination and the Huiyuan Examination, and it is not an exaggeration to give him the top prize to achieve a good reputation.
Having done so many things for the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, it is not an exaggeration to give him the number one scholar
What Zhu Youtang said before actually hinted at him, as long as I can find you Juanzi, I will definitely promote you to Dingjia and then send you to the Hanlin Academy.
This is actually very important.
Historically, the examination in the twelfth year of Hongzhi involved the vend question, so after the examination in this subject, no Shuji scholars were selected, and only three people in the first class were admitted to the Imperial Academy as usual. Court, it seems that Zhu Youtang and the ministers of the DPRK are also prepared in this way this time.
That's probably why the emperor said this.
The meeting in the inner court ended.
Zhang Zhou went to the East Palace under the guidance of Xiao Jing. This time Zhu Youtang remembered that he had a son, because the father and son were about to complete a performance about "The Divine Right of Kings", and there were some details. Zhang Zhou probably needs to explain the matter.
Zhu Youtang went to tell his son himself that if the two of us committed fraud, it would affect his image of a tall and powerful father in his son's mind.
"Mr. Zhang, when you talk to the prince later, please remember to be tactful. The prince is young and has an upright personality. If you speak too straightforwardly, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it."
Xiao Jing was still reminding him on the way.
Zhang Zhou said, "That means not to tell the prince the truth."
"You can do it."
Xiao Jing was also very helpless, this Zhang Banxian Are you deliberately pretending to be confused when you show such a capable side in front of the emperor?
Your Majesty just wants the prince to be kept in the dark
When he is about to arrive at the Wenhua Palace , Xiao Jing finally remembered something and said, "We have a lecture today, Mr. Zhang may have to wait for a while."
"It's okay. I'm not in a hurry to leave the palace."
Zhang Zhou He followed Xiao Jing to the small hall first and waited for more than half an hour. When he was bored, Gao Feng came over to inform him that the official had gone to have lunch and could go see the prince.
Inside the Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Houzhao yawned again and again, but he didn't show much interest when he saw Zhang Zhou.
"Here we come." Zhu Houzhao didn't treat Zhang Zhou as a rare guest. He acted as if we were already familiar with each other and didn't need to see anyone outside.
Zhang Zhou said, "I have something to explain to the prince, and then leave."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, pointed to the small bench beside him and "sit"
Give him a small bench instead of a chair
Zhang Zhou was about to sit down when he thought something was wrong. He just pressed his hand and the small bench fell apart, but he was fine.
"You"
Zhu Houzhao was obviously a naughty kid who wanted to play tricks on Zhang Zhou, but Zhang Zhou saw through it.
Zhang Zhou said coldly, "Prince, this is not fun."
"Bah," Zhu Houzhao spat, "You are really good at pinching and calculating. You can even avoid this." ”
Xiao Jing hurriedly came over and reminded, “Oh, Prince, what are you going to do? Go and move a chair for Mr. Zhang.”
After hearing Xiao Jing’s words, Liu Jin farted. Bianpi Dian went to bring a chair for Zhang Zhou, and even reached out to support Zhang Zhou, fearing that he would not be well received.
"You all stand down. Mr. Zhang has something to say to the prince. No one is allowed to listen." Xiao Jing was afraid that the details of going to pray for rain would be known to outsiders, so he quickly drove away the people in the East Palace.
In this way, Zhang Zhoucai explained that Zhu Youtang wanted to take Zhu Houzhao to pray for rain.
"It's good to leave the palace, okay, if there are still four days, why should I go these three days?"
As soon as Zhu Houzhao heard that he was leaving the palace, he didn't care what he was going to do. As long as I can go out of the palace to play, I feel like I am free.
Zhang Zhou felt that.
This is letting the tiger return to the mountain.
"I am only responsible for informing you of what will happen in four days. The prince can do whatever he wants in these three days." Zhang Zhou said coldly.
Xiao Jing had never seen Zhang Zhou interact with the prince face to face. After hearing this, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhou with a wry smile, as if to say, you still dare to speak.
Probably only Zhang Zhou and Zhu Houzhao talking with this attitude can calm Zhu Houzhao.
No one else dared to say that at all. < /p>
Zhang Zhou glanced at Xiao Jing beside him.
Xiao Jing is still thinking, what do you think I am doing? I don’t know what Shui Wa means.
What Zhang Zhou actually wants to express is, fortunately you are here, otherwise I would have to go out first without you, Eunuch Xiao. Wait, give me a cup of tea and see how I whip this guy
I asked you to pray for rain because I asked you to show off your princely demeanor. But if you dress up in a fancy dress, your father will probably be able to beat you until your butt blossoms.
"Prince, praying for rain involves the fate of the country. The people are still waiting for Your Majesty and the Prince to move God to send a rain to alleviate the drought around the capital. If you have any irregularities, The one who lost it was Your Majesty"His face"
"Cut"
Zhu Houzhao looked disdainful, what's wrong with being embarrassed?
Young man is so old, he hasn't been embarrassed by anything else, so it's okay. It's embarrassing
Zhang Zhou added, "Your Majesty can't keep his face, and the prince will be in trouble in the next month or two."
"You threaten me." Zhu Houzhao glared. < /p>
Zhang Zhou said calmly, "There is no threat, but the prince may receive no less than twenty blows from the board, and no less than ten blows from the ruler on the hand. He will be grounded for no less than ten days. He may not be able to see His Majesty, the Queen and the Princess for some time in the future. In addition, some of the regular attendants in the East Palace will also be removed."
When Xiao Jing heard this, I hurriedly tried to pull Zhang Zhou's clothes off.
You, Mr. Zhang, are too courageous to threaten the prince like this. You are not afraid that he will suddenly ascend the throne and seek revenge on you
Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "Do you still want to say that if my father didn't plan to punish me like this, you would also suggest that he punish me like this?"
Zhang Zhou said, "I don't want to say this, but if the prince insists on saying this, If so, then let it be so. If the prince really broke his etiquette while praying for rain, it would be considered a minor offense. This is exactly what I said to the prince before, to compare your feelings with others. If the prince displeases your majesty, then the prince himself will not be too comfortable. "
"Humph"
Zhu Houzhao looked angry.
Just when Xiao Jing thought that Zhu Houzhao was going to rebuke Zhang Zhou, and even wanted to use the prince's majesty to suppress him. When he was in person, Zhu Houzhao changed the topic, "What shall I do when it is time to pray for rain?" Zhang Zhou said, "You can do whatever His Majesty asks the prince to do. In fact, you only need to stand behind His Majesty. Any action you take will be considered a job well done. "
Zhu Houzhao smiled and asked, "When will it rain after the rain prayers are over?"
"I don't quite understand what the prince said. " Zhang Zhou said.
"Hey, who are you kidding? My father took me to pray for rain. If you can't make the rain fall, why bother praying? Are my father and me here? I prayed for rain in front, but you called for rain from behind, and then the raindrops started falling."
Zhu Houzhao's little eyes were filled with energy.
These words also shocked Xiao Jing. .
Without explaining any details to the naughty boy, this kid actually understood the essence.
Zhang Zhou curled his lips and said in a stiff tone, "If you let me, let me know." If it rains, it rains; if it doesn’t rain, it doesn’t rain. Then the prince also wants to say that the droughts in various places in the past were also caused by me. Is the prince treating me like the Thunder God and the Lightning Mother, or the Dragon King of the East China Sea?"
< p> "You can be whoever you want to be, whatever you ask me to be, forget it, just let me go when the time comes, but you have to tell your father that if I behave well, I must be reasonable and let me follow you later. You learn some real skills. If you can really control the wind and rain, that would be awesome. I want to learn how to split lightning, that’s awesome."Zhang Zhou didn’t talk too much nonsense to the naughty kid.
Zhu HouAfter lunch, he still had to go to class, and he also had to go back to prepare for the palace examination. After all, he didn't have a few days left.
It is said that I need to prepare for the exam, but in fact it has no direct meaning. I have passed the general exam. It is useless to prepare for the exam in the past few days to predict the results.
Of course Zhang Zhou knew the questions for the palace examination in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, but because of the butterfly effect of his existence, he felt that there was no need to study such humanistic things. Nine times out of ten, the questions would be It's different. It's useless to expect to know the questions in advance. It's more important to rely on your true ability.
It is better to go home and concentrate on practicing calligraphy these days.
"Mr. Zhang, do you think we can do something on the day of praying for rain?"
As he was about to arrive at the palace gate, Xiao Jing couldn't help but ask respectfully.
Zhang Zhou glanced at him, "Eunuch Xiao, why are you making noises?"
Xiao Jing said, "Our family has never done anything like this before. We don't know what to do. I need more guidance from you, we can’t let our family be like the prince, standing there doing nothing.”
Zhang Zhou could see that Xiao Jing was also very concerned about praying for rain this time.
"Since Eunuch Xiao asked, let me analyze it for you. You see, the most important thing about this matter is not whether the rain can fall, but that the people know why the rain comes. ."
"Yes, yes."
"But there are still many people who don't know that there is such a thing, so someone needs to publicize it in advance and tell the people, Your Majesty and the Prince. In order to alleviate the drought, I personally went out of the city to pray for rain. If it really rained, I had to find someone to spread the word as an ordinary person and let others know that the rain was caused by His Majesty and the Prince. It’s only through God’s blessing that I got this rain.”
“Ordinary people”
“Eunuch Xiao, you need child care when shopping. Do you know what’s going on? "
No matter how stupid Xiao Jing is, he will understand after hearing this.
This is to find someone to hide among the people, act as a "big speaker" as a common person, arouse the emotions of ordinary people, and let them know that all this is the credit of the emperor and the prince.
The mission of this group of shills is to incite emotions.
"I understand." Xiao Jing looked earnest.
I feel educated again.
Ordinary civil servants would not give him such an idea. This is simply inciting public opinion and building momentum for the emperor and the prince. It was used in the right place today. Who knows if someone is causing trouble behind his back later? Spreading rumors
"Qianjian, I hope Eunuch Xiao won't mind my nonsense. I have been really busy recently, so I won't bother you too much."
"I know, you have to prepare for the imperial examination. ."
"No, no, I'm still researching something new recently to see if I can make more money in business. Besides, I have to take care of mining. I'm tired."
Xiao Jing was speechless at first, and then said with a smile, "You are a capable person who works hard."
The next day, there was a meeting at Meridian Gate.
When the emperor speaks out about himselfWhen he wanted to pray for rain in person, all the ministers present were puzzled. It was just a matter of praying for rain. Did the emperor really need to appear in person?
Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, came out and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to do it To pray for rain, you can ask your ministers to pray on behalf of the emperor to the heaven and earth, the country, and the mountains and rivers, or you can ask your ministers to worship at Yue Zhen Haidu. Your Majesty only needs to fast and bathe, and there is no need to go there in person."
Xu Qiong, as the highest official in charge of Ming Dynasty etiquette, did not want the emperor to go in person.
Zhu Youtang said, "I personally pray for rain for the people. Why not? I will take the prince there to let him learn how to benefit the people, so that he can be open-minded and help the world."
Use great principles to bluff people.
At the same time, I told the minister that I have another purpose of doing this, which is to educate my son.
Let me ask you why the reason is noble
Hurry up and make arrangements, why is there so much nonsense
Xu Qiong said again, "Even if you pray for rain, you should choose a good time." On an auspicious day, if you rush to perform sacrifices, you may not be fully prepared. Your Majesty, please wait until the palace examination is over before making arrangements."
Zhu Youtang saw that even going out to participate in a sacrificial event was met by civil servants. objected, and felt very unhappy.
He probably also understands that everything must be done in accordance with the standards of civil servants and must be done in a orderly manner.
He didn't think anything of it before, but now that Zhang Zhou is giving him secret guidance, and with the comparison, he feels that being controlled by civilian officials is not enough to be an emperor.
"On the early morning of March 12th, all the ministers and their families will go with me to pray for rain. The Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple will make all arrangements and arrangements, and the Jinyi Guards and the Jinwu Guards will coordinate the patrol. If all the ministers and their families come together, We must oppose things that benefit the country and the people. Doesn’t it mean that I can’t make the decision in everything?”
Zhu Youtang was too lazy to discuss with the ministers.
I am so excited. I was so excited that I didn’t even sleep well yesterday, and you ministers hindered my plan to show off.
The court meeting has just ended.
The main ministers didn’t have much opinion. The emperor wanted to pray for rain in person. He could only say that he loved his people as his own son, so there was nothing wrong with him.
Xu Qiong felt that the emperor seemed to have taken the wrong medicine.
He hurriedly went to the three cabinet ministers to inquire about the situation. He even felt that the emperor’s move was probably due to the suggestion of the three cabinet ministers. Otherwise, why was there no objection from the cabinet today?
Xie Qian said, "Praying in the morning and praying in the evening, praying in person and on behalf of others are all prayers, why should we care about the situation?"
Xu Qiong frowned and said, "In the past, sacrificial ceremonies had to wait for the Ministry of Rites to report the timing. ”
Xie Qian smiled and said, “Maybe your Majesty feels that praying for rain this time is urgent. If you don’t pray, when the rain comes, but the court does nothing, won’t you be slandered by the world, so pray early?” "Pray for strength at night" please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft