Chapter 664: Taking the Pen of Pioneering
When the people who were in the reunion chamber left the examination room, they almost always gathered together again. Thousands of people were divided into hundreds of small groups, all kinds of brothels, restaurants, academies, etc., and they were all filled with them.
The four talents including Hou Fangyu, Mao Pijiang, Fang Yizhi, and other leaders of the Fushe River, were naturally at the highest level. The crowd was drinking and writing poems on the flower boats in the moat. They were so happy that they regarded this place as the Qinhuai River.
Zhang Bo raised his wine glass and said aloud: "I wish you all the best, the top of the high school list, cleanse the world together in the coming year and reshape the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhang Bo is really ambitious and has started very early. He had the ability to push Zhou Yanru back to the throne of the chief minister many years ago. Now Fushe is extremely powerful and has endless potential, which has inspired his inner desires.
Mao Pijiang, Hou Fangyu and others are not only talented, but also have extremely profound backgrounds and very similar ideas and ideas, so they are naturally natural and outstanding allies.
Mao Pijiang, Fang Yizhi and others immediately raised their glasses and clinked their glasses with laughter.
In the past, they repeatedly encountered walls in the imperial examinations, but this time, they were full of confidence and would definitely be in high school. If they wanted to return to the society, they would like the ancestors of Donglin, and to cleanse the world!
Zhang Cai looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I have visited several Hanlin Academy who have reviewed the papers yesterday. They made it clear that no matter who it is, it is useless. The papers must be justly reviewed, and the process will not be controlled by others."
Chen Zhenhui nodded in a serious manner and said, "That's best, but the court is now headed by the 'Two Zhou'. If we deliberately make things difficult for us, we will not even be qualified to enter the officialdom."
Hou Fangyu said: "In the current court, there is a smoky and wanton arresting censors and blocking the channels of speech, it has become a sage. There is no saint above or a straight minister below. This situation must be changed!"
Fang Yizhi said: "According to the information I have found out, Zhang Sizhi, Minister of Justice, Li Rixuan, Minister of Personnel, Li Juesi, and others are all interested in resigning. Li Banghua is almost obsolete, and Master Qian is similar to us. If the operation is done properly, there is great potential!"
Seeing that several people were full of confidence, Zhang Bo naturally could not sit idly by and said, "I passed several letters with Mr. Yang. Although he did not say it clearly, he had old grudges with the storm. Now he is in the south to reorganize the troops. In the future, he will be able to support him. The 'Two Zhou' cannot cover the sky with one hand!"
The court battles must be powerful, and the greatest strength is military power!
Everyone was overjoyed and toasted.
Zhang Bo's expression was unconcealed and he drank several drinks in a row.
Zhang Cai said again: "The Ministry of Personnel is planning to relocate the prefects of various provinces, with more than a hundred people. Here, we must also compete to make some preparations for the future."
Hou Fangyu said: "It should be true. We should also push people to some positions in the court. It will not be too difficult to eat the face of the 'two Zhou'. We do not compete for those important positions. As long as the grade reaches the level, we can adjust them at any time in the future!"
Fang Yizhi said: "The gang in Nanzhili must keep a close eye on it, it is the top priority!"
"Young Master..." Suddenly, a servant ran in, looking surprised and panicked.
Not long after Mao Pijiang was at the table, he felt a little distracted. When he saw the servant coming, he immediately said with a stern face: "I'm so panicked, what's the matter?"
The servant glanced at the others and said quickly: "Second Master, Miss Dong is back."
Mao Pijiang stood up suddenly and said, "Are you serious? Where are the people?"
The servant said, "I have returned to the courtyard. She sent someone to tell the young master, asking the young master to be at ease in the imperial examination. She is safe."
Mao Pijiang suddenly had countless ants crawling in his heart, and he ignored everything else. He raised his hand to Zhang Bo and others and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry, I have something urgent to do, so let's take a step first."
Everyone was also a romantic talented man from Jiangnan. He had to have some connection with famous prostitutes in Qinhuai. They all smiled and nodded, and even gave a few instructions.
Mao Pijiang left in a hurry, but did not find Dong Xiaowan. Dong Xiaowan asked his maid to tell Mao Pijiang that in order not to affect Mao Pijiang's examination, he would meet at the end of the imperial examination.
Mao Pijiang begged hard, but Dong Xiaowan just disappeared.
Mao Pijiang had to go back with the servant and drink in a restaurant.
Mao Pijiang didn't see the beauty, and he felt upset, one cup after another.
The servant watched from the side, hesitated for a while, and whispered: "Young Master, you said, Miss Dong was taken away by that big man for a night, would she..."
Mao Pijiang suddenly woke up, turned to look at the servant, with a pale expression and said, "You mean, Xiaowan refused to see me because of this?"
The servant said nothing. He knew that Mao Pijiang liked Dong Xiaowan very much, but he did not include it due to his family's opposition.
Mao Pijiang slowly turned around and silently.
He is a romantic talent from Jiangnan. He should not be surprised if he is used to this kind of thing. No matter how famous Dong Xiaowan is, he is a prostitute on the Qinhuai River. How can he resist in such a capital where dignitaries and nobles are everywhere?
Mao Pijiang drank wine one by one, feeling annoyed and sad.
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The next day, the people from Fushe lined up at the gate of the Gongyuan, waiting for the exam to begin.
Mao Pijiang came to everyone silently with dark circles and red eyes.
When Hou Fangyu saw this, he was shocked and said, "Brother Mao, what's wrong with you?"
Everyone looked back and were all surprised. Why did Mao Pijiang stay up late when the imperial examination was so big?
Faced with the constant inquiries from everyone, Mao Pijiang pushed left and blocked, but refused to say anything.
Everyone was helpless and saw that they were about to enter the examination room, so they had to tell him to put aside other things and take the exam well.
Just like yesterday, everyone sat down, and the examiner and the clerk handed out the papers one by one.
The articles I took today were opened one by one, and the question was: On the gains and losses of reforms from ancient times to the present and the comparison between the past and the past.
The reforms are in full swing now, and the emperor issued an order and the cabinet followed this question, which was expected by many people.
Many people picked up the pen and started writing after a little thought. Most of the others thought about it, guessed the meaning, and estimated the profound meaning of the court, and were reluctant to start writing.
Mao Pijiang's eyes were red, and he looked at the question and gritted his teeth.
Last night, he had found out that Dong Xiaowan was taken away by Zhou Zheng.
It's no secret. Ruan Dacheng did it on purpose, and Mao Pijiang would know after a little investigation.
When I thought of Zhou Zheng and saw the question again, I naturally knew that the question was given by Zhou Zheng. I felt very angry and picked up the pen and wrote it.
He turned his resentment towards Zhou Zheng into his writing, from Shang Yang, Wang Anshi to Zhang Juzheng, all of which were criticized were incomplete.
Needless to say, Shang Yang's fate was the result of five horses splitting the corpses; Wang Anshi's reforms were all right in the world, and he ended up in a despair; even Zhang Juzheng eventually opened the coffin and killed the corpses.
It can be said that the reforms in ancient times have almost never ended well.
These miserable ends are also full of reasons. It is easy for those who are well-read to attack.
Ruan Dacheng was free and fulfilled his words in one go, and said more than 700 words.
After Ruan Dacheng finished writing, he read it back, and without waiting for the time, he threw it aside, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, with a happy expression on his face.
Zhou Zheng was still in charge, drinking tea and reading books on his own. Sun Chuanting, Li Jues and others were inspecting the examination room back and forth.
On this day, there were still various strange ways of cheating and they were caught one by one.
Chapter completed!