February twenty-four.

Xiyuan, Wanshou Palace, it will be night time.

The Wanshou Palace was brightly lit, and Zhu Yijun was sitting in front of the royal desk, holding a red pen and making circles on the last test paper.

The examination has ended for nine days.

On the ninth day of the second lunar month, scriptures were written, on the twelfth day of the second lunar month, judgments and edicts were discussed, and on the 15th day of the second lunar month, historical policies were discussed, a total of three sessions.

As for the release of the rankings, it will be within these four or five days.

At the Ministry of Rites, they had finished reviewing the test papers of the four hundred candidates yesterday, and now they are waiting for the results of the eight court officials who were personally checked by the emperor.

Because of the tight schedule, Zhu Yijun had to work overtime and work hard.

It was already night before I knew it.

Fortunately, once the last test paper was approved, everything was over.

Soon.

Zhu Yijun picked up the ink pen and drew the last circle.

He put down his pen, picked up the test paper with both hands, and blew lightly.

After examining it for a moment, he nodded with satisfaction, feeling like he had finished his homework.

He glanced at Wang Jiaping, who was still beside him. Fortunately, he had finished reviewing before the lock was locked, otherwise the Hanlin bachelor on duty would have had to get off work.

Zhu Yijun divided the eight fake test papers into three stacks and placed them on the desk.

Then he called Wang Jiaping to come closer and said: "Wang Qing, please send the test paper to the Ministry of Rites."

"The group on the left is from my Gongsheng students, and the group on the right is from those who almost failed. Let the Ministry of Rites clear their names and put them together again to see if I have made any mistakes."

Although only eight people's papers were approved, Zhu Yijun's meticulous professionalism was still there.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiaping silently stepped forward and packed the two stacks of test papers separately.

Then he looked at the pile in the middle: "Your Majesty, is this?"

Zhu Yijun heard this and opened the test paper in the middle.

He turned to a certain page, pointed to one of the places, and tapped lightly: "This is the one that has no taboo and was deposed."

According to the system, candidates who were dismissed without taboos need to be listed separately and clearly marked, so Zhu Yijun was separated separately to facilitate the distinction of the Ministry of Rites.

The taboos of the Ming Dynasty were actually not strict.

The storyteller talks about Journey to the West all day long, "I am an old pig" and "I am an old pig", and there is never any trouble from the servants.

It's even okay to have a name that has the same character as "emperor", as long as both characters don't overlap.

But I will try something different.

As the most important scripture, it naturally follows fundamentalism. The Spring and Autumn Period is a taboo for the venerable, a taboo for relatives, and a taboo for the wise.

Not only the emperor's name should be avoided, but also the parents should avoid it, and even the Ming Dynasty should avoid it - there are also some specific notes that will be publicized before the exam.

The methods to deal with it, such as "change the word method", "change the name method", "empty word method", "missing stroke method", etc., are all conventional methods and are also items that candidates must master.

It's the same as not being able to have one's name appear in future generations. It's something that is repeated before the exam.

Therefore, when Wang Jiaping heard this, he couldn't help but be startled.

After all, the disciples of Tang officials were admitted to the Imperial College in Yin Shen. Before the Imperial College exams, they were often given repeated instructions to pay attention to. We were not studying in a remote province like Yunnan, so how could we make such a mistake?

He frowned and looked at where the emperor was pointing. It was the original text of the Analects of Confucius: "Although people want to die, why should they hurt the sun and the moon?"

This is not a taboo to avoid the Ming Dynasty!

This taboo is too harsh.

Wang Jiaping frowned slightly, hugged the test paper and left.

Zhu Yijun saw Wang Jiaping's reaction in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Wang Jiaping felt that this candidate was crude, but Zhu Yijun was praising that Zhang Jingxiu was so sensible that he deliberately violated taboos - this test paper was of course Zhang Jingxiu's.

Is Zhang Jingxiu’s level enough to win the ranking?

To be fair, I'm still not quite ready to reach the peak of Dzogchen Dzogchen in half a step, it all depends on my performance on the spot.

Judging from the answers in this volume, Zhu Yijun would have deposed him even if he had not violated a taboo.

Zhang Jingxiu obviously also knows that his level is still somewhere between the two.

If the emperor lowered his standards and allowed him to go to high school, he would definitely not be able to convince the public. Most of the outsiders would also doubt whether the title of his policy discussion was "My Chief Minister, Father", and even suspect that the emperor was playing favoritism.

But if you are deposed by the emperor...

Zhang Jingxiu understands himself, and obviously also understands his father.

Historically, after Zhang Jingxiu ascended the throne, Zhang Juzheng was still a little dissatisfied and complained to Zhang Siwei, "I quoted from Puzhou, why should I be stingy with Yijia and not give it to my son?"

In his father's mind, Zhang Jingxiu was obviously at the top level - this is recorded in Zhang Han's notes, which is much more reliable than Wang Shizhen's essay.

So if Zhu Yijun is deposed by Zhang Jingxiu, it's hard to say whether the old man will feel depressed.

It can be said that the best way is to give up the exam, wait until the level is stable in three years, and then pass the exam in one fell swoop, saving all the trouble.

However, whether Zhang Jingxiu takes the exam or not this year is no longer up to him after what happened last time. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is being roasted on the fire.

So this trick of committing a taboo in the examination room is really clever.

At the same time, he is extremely sensible!

Zhu Yijun thought of this, summoned Zhang Hong, and ordered: "Send someone to comfort Zhang Jingxiu, and then ask him if he is willing to test himself as a scholar."

Those who share your father's worries should be blessed with good luck.

In order to show recognition to Zhang Jingxiu, within the scope allowed by the rules, we can allow him to start accumulating qualifications from now on, instead of wasting three years.

Zhongshushe people are divided into "actual teaching Zhongshushe people" and "examination Zhongshushe people".

The state and dynasty set up subjects to obtain scholars, and those with official positions who entered the first-class stream were not allowed to take the examination. Those who were in the seventh-grade middle school were not allowed to take the examination, regardless of actual teaching or examination.

However, after Emperor Xianzong showed favor outside the system and allowed the son of his cabinet minister Lu Yuan to be admitted to the examination as a scholar in the imperial examination, later generations came up with a new ancestral law - allowing those in the imperial examination to be admitted to the examination.

As the saying goes, first enter the official position, and then take the incomplete Jinshi examination. Qualifications and academic qualifications should not be delayed.

Hearing this, Zhang Hong hesitated for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, would it be better to wait until the results are released before going to comfort him?"

It's a relief not to release the list. Isn't this news leaking? It's hard to say what will happen to the outside world.

Zhu Yijun came to his senses after being reminded.

I am getting busier and busier, and I almost make mistakes.

He looked at Zhang Hong with admiration, nodded and said, "We'll go after the results are released."

Zhang Hong then stepped aside in relief.

…

It's half past Xu hour.

Zhu Yijun still had no intention of taking a break.

He took Yin Zhengmao's memorials and opened them for reading.

It is said that the pirate Lin Fengfu harassed Chaohui and came to Qian'ao (Chaoshan, Huizhou). He asked for help and asked whether he should be exterminated or recruited again.

After Zhu Yijun made some remarks, he handed it over to Zhang Hong and ordered his cabinet to discuss it.

Then he followed the same pattern and dealt with several memorials.

Since he issued an edict to select his concubine, more and more memorials have been sent from the cabinet.

There are big and small matters, involving all aspects of military affairs, personnel, finance and taxation.

After he made corrections, he sent it back to the cabinet for discussion and drafting of votes. If there were different opinions, sometimes the process would go back and forth for several rounds.

These memorials were obviously sent to me by the cabinet for practice, so that I could progress step by step over a period of time.

Zhu Yijun naturally cooperated well.

He turned to Ni Guangjian's memorial and seemed to remember something, so he asked casually: "I heard that General Secretary Ni Guangjian was almost beaten during the court meeting today?"

The General Affairs Department is a department that should be very powerful in theory. After all, it delivers memorials to the emperor.

However, after the emperors of all dynasties had no intention to deal with the memorials for a hundred years, their status plummeted and they were no longer qualified to serve at the table - the court councilors were often not even called general ministers.

Zhu Yijun will definitely handle the memorials properly in the future.

Therefore, after He Yongqing became an official, Zhu Yijun specially added the fictitious title of Minister of Rites in order to allow Ni Guangjian to serve at the table, and he was still in charge of General Administration.

As a result, the meal was not finished at the table, and the court was almost beaten today.

Isn't this bullying Xinchen Danzi?

Hearing this, Zhang Hong carefully explained: "Your Majesty, there was no fight, just a pull or two."

Zhu Yijun has become accustomed to courtiers who are full of martial virtue.
To be continued...