Huang Zhiting left in a hurry, because Tianjin Port replied overnight that the wind direction was right now, and in a few days it might be a spring rain - the spring rain on land is naturally good, but it may not be at sea - so Huang Zhiting didn't even wait for the send-off ceremony of the Ministry of Rites, and went directly to Tianjin overnight to board the ship, and only sent someone to explain the situation to the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites is desperate, after all, now that the Spring Festival is about to try, the Ministry of Rites and the Yamen are now busy with all their efforts to deal with this matter, and although it only takes a few officials of the Ministry of Rites to bid farewell to a deputy capital of Annan, the officials always have to ask you to support the pomp of the Celestial Empire, and now that everything is forgiven, of course it is better.

Gao Pragmatic had already received the dispatch arrangement, and he would report to the Ministry of Rites early tomorrow morning, so after Huang Zhiting left, he rarely went to bed early.

Early the next morning, Gao pragmatic went to the Ministry of Rites to report.

The street between Chengtianmen and Daming Gate is often called the Royal Street, and the most important civil and military yamen of the Ming Dynasty is set on both sides of this north-south royal street.

On the west side, there are the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in the front and back, the left and right sides, and the Jinyi Guard Yamen, as well as the Taichang Temple and the General Administration; On the east side are the six departments of the imperial court and the Zongren Mansion, the Hanlin Academy, the Honglu Temple, the Tai Hospital, the Qintianjian and so on.

The Ministry of Rites is located in the southwest corner of Dongfang, close to the Royal Street, with the Yamen of the Household Department to the north and the Ministry of Officials to the north.

Among the six departments, the most familiar yamen is the Ministry of Officials, followed by the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household has also been there a few times occasionally, but the Ministry of Rites has rarely been there.

However, Gao pragmatic went to the Ministry of Rites to find that although the Ministry of Rites is a clear water yamen, but the Ministry of Rites Yamen is very generous, more majestic than the gate of the Ministry of Officials, and even the wood used is more high-end than that of the Ministry of Officials, which perfectly confirms a truth: China has been talking about noodles since ancient times, but most of the people who really make a fortune are those who are silent.

When Gao Shishi came to the Ministry of Rites, there were already many people in the main hall, but the undergraduate examiner Xu Dashi had not yet arrived, not to mention the other nominal examiner, Yu Youding, and it was hard to say whether he could get out of bed at the moment.

The examiner system of the Ming Dynasty is not static, its history is too complicated, so I will not repeat it here, in short, since the Jingtai period, it has always been arranged for two examiners - but in fact, it is one of them who is really in charge.

As for the other examiner, whether you understand him as a "deputy examiner" or simply by name, it all depends on the examiner's personal meaning and the "power contrast" between him and the real examiner.

Normally, the emperor would hint at who was actually taking the exam, and the other examiner would try to avoid interfering.

Anyway, in the final analysis, the two examiners are needed by the ancestral system, and the purpose is to prove the fairness of the talent selection ceremony, but in practice, if there is really a chief examiner with the same status, then many things may become a rupture, and in the end, it will be more problematic, so it has evolved into the current appearance.

In addition to the chief examiner who is usually appointed by a university scholar, the most important examiner is the chief promotion officer and the official of the tribute, which must be personally appointed by the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Among the real examiners, the most important one is the same examiner. The size of the same examiner is very large, usually as many as eighteen people, called "eighteen rooms".

In the early Ming Dynasty, most of the examiners, whether they were examiners or fellow examiners, were transferred from the Hanlin Academy, and later they were allowed to be selected from other provincial scholars. In the fourth year of Jingtai, there was a big change in this regulation, according to the then Ministry of Rites Shangshu recital, the edict: "The examiner will be examined, Hanlin and Chunfang will specialize in their own affairs, and the Beijing official will be filled by the Kedi scholar and practitioner, and the instructor is not allowed." ”

Gao Pragmatic was unexpectedly selected for the same exam this time, but it didn't cause much turmoil, because Zhu Yijun cited this "ancestral system" as the reason - of course, Gao Pragmatic is both "learned" and "practiced", if you are not convinced, you will also take the six-first champion, and you will come to me to take a look at it?

As for the "Beijing official", Gao Pragmatic is really a Beijing official. As I said before, the governor is only a temporary dispatch in nature, and Gao Shishi's current official position is the right attendant of the military department and the right servant of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court - both are Beijing officials.

It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor is still willing to study, at least for the various systems of the Ming Dynasty, he is really well aware, and even the loopholes are so tricky and strange and people have nothing to say, it is very worthy of Gao Pragmatic ten years ago to instigate the first emperor Mu Miao to let him start to "watch politics" as the crown prince.

Of course, the same examiner is full of talents, and at a glance, almost all of them are acquaintances, and most of them are seniors who know each other in the Hanlin Academy, and there are even a few "teachers" who can be regarded as highly pragmatic - those who also served as examiners in the previous subject.

Gao Pragmatic as a junior, this is obviously not the time to put on a show, even if he is a third-grade member in a python robe, it is useless, he must take the initiative to come forward to see it.

When he saw Chen Yuma, Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Yulei Gong, this time the junior is in the same prison room with you, and I have to ask Yulei Gong for advice." ”

Gao Pragmatic's scripture is, and so is Chen Yuma, both of whom are arranged in this subject to review the candidates of this scripture, which is the so-called room, so Gao Pragmatic has this saying.

Chen Yuma's time to deal with Gao Pragmatic was not much, but he had heard that Gao Pragmatic was quite humble, so he was not too surprised by Gao Pragmatic's salute and words, and smiled: "Shao Sima is the champion of the six heads, and His Majesty should ask you more for advice." ”

"It's just a fluke, how dare you take it seriously." Gao pragmatic and humble, and said: "It's still early now, I'm afraid it will take a while for Elder Xu Ge to arrive, and there are some things I want to ask for advice in my later life, can I ask Yulei Gong to take a step to speak?" ”

In fact, Chen Yuma's perception of Gao Pragmatism is a little complicated, he and his father Chen Yiqin's personality is similar, the style is more "decent", or a little conservative, for Gao Pragmatism single-handedly built Jinghua's businessmanship, he is very disapproving.

But in addition to this incident, Gao Pragmatic's other performances are more in line with his standards for looking at people. Especially in the matter of Qingzhang Tianmu, Gao Pragmatic not only persuaded the emperor to retreat from the field, but also forced the nobles in Beijing to pinch their noses and follow a large number of good fields out, which was especially for Chen Yuma's appetite.

In contrast, Gao Pragmatic handling the petty mistakes of those "businessmen and lowly affairs" made him less angry. Therefore, since Gao Pragmatic was invited, he naturally would not refuse, and said with a smile: "There is a small pavilion in the backyard, and there are a few willows next to the pavilion, which were planted by the former family Yan when he was a little uncle, I don't know if Shao Sima is interested in taking a look?" ”

Xiao Zongbo is the Ministry of Rites, Chen Yiqin Jiajing was the right waiter of the Ministry of Rites in 44 years, and soon changed to the left waiter, before and after serving in the Ministry of Rites for about a year, and then Jiajing died, Longqing ascended the throne, Chen Yiqin entered the cabinet as an old minister of Yudi.

Gao Pragmatic didn't know that his old man had planted a few trees in the Ministry of Rites for so long, and he didn't know if it was Chen Yuma's nonsense, anyway, Chen Yuma said it, he took it as true, and said with a smile: "Then I really want to take a look, Yulei Gong, please." ”

"Please." Chen Yuma stretched out his hand and made a false move, and the two walked side by side, Chen Yuma said: "Young Sima is my same generation, just call me by my name, there is no need to be so polite." ”

Of course, it is polite to call him by his name, even if he is a peer, he can only call the word, Gao Pragmatic said with a smile: "It is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, Brother Yuan Zhong, the younger brother is presumptuous." ”

Chen Yuma smiled and waved his hand, and when he arrived in the backyard, he saw a small pavilion, and there was a small lotus pond next to the small pavilion, and there were a few willow trees by the pool, which were now growing a lot of tender green shoots, adding a little vitality to the solemnity of the Ministry of Rites.

Gao pragmatic smiled: "Eighteen years have passed, and the willows planted by the hands of Songgu have been so green and beautiful. ”

Chen Yuma said with a smile: "Eighteen years is a long time, not only wood can become a material, but people can also - when you were the top student in high school, you were also at such an age." ”

Gao pragmatically said: You are also the seventh top student in the second grade, why do you seem to care about my identity as a champion?

Although Chen Yuma has been a scholar in the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu for more than ten years, the problem is that Gao Shishi doesn't plan to talk about anything with him, so he has to change the conversation and say: "Yes, I was a candidate in the past, and I am an examiner today, time flies so fast......

Chen Yuma was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Gao Shishi had already continued: "By the way, if the junior brother is not mistaken, when Jiajing was forty-one years old, Matsugu Gong was also like you and me, and he was the same examiner of that session?" ”

Chen Yuma obviously didn't know why Gao Pragmatic brought up this old matter, but his father had been the same examiner, and now he is also the same examiner, which seems to be a good story, so he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Yes, there is indeed such a thing, and the truth is really excellent in memory." ”

Gao pragmatically smiled and waved his hand, and suddenly asked again: "Jiajing forty-one years...... Oh, Matsutani Gong seems to be Liu Yinfu's house master? ”

Yinfu is the word of Liu Shizeng, the governor of Yunnan.

Gao Pragmatic mentioned Liu Shizeng, Chen Yu's expression was not as natural as before, he seemed to think of something, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed: "Speaking of which, this time in the matter of the Yunnan War Treasure Bank, Yu Majesty would like to thank him for his help." Although His Majesty Yu was only an idle official in Hanlin, he also knew that the imperial court could not use so much silver for Yunnan's ......."

Gao Pragmatic just smiled, but did not speak, Chen Yuma continued: "I won't tell you, Senior Brother Liu is a rare talent among his father's protégés, but as the so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice, the situation in Yunnan is like that, not to mention the Tusi soldiers and horses, it is the Han army in Yunnan, and many of them are only under the orders of the Duke of Qianguo, this Yunnan governor...... It's hard.

Especially when there is a war again, and the court can't get any money, it will be even more difficult for the governor to do it. Senior Brother Liu sent me a private letter before, and in the letter, he was quite worried about the situation of this war, these days, if you don't give money, who will help you do things? ”

Gao pragmatic said: "This year", what year is Ren, you don't give money, and people are willing to do things for you? Even if the common people were so supportive when the Red Dynasty took the world, the premise was that there was a "really busy dividing the land and dividing the land", isn't it?

"The matter of military salaries and rewards has been discussed when the emperor summoned his younger brother into the palace." Gao Pragmatic did not shy away from his relationship with Zhu Yijun, and it was impossible to hide it from Chen Yuma, who was a Japanese lecturer, anyway, so he said bluntly: "This part of the Yunnan War Treasure Banknote is only the first period, and if the war is really necessary, the younger brother will continue to raise the silver needed for the emperor." ”

Chen Yuma said gratefully: "It's really hard to seek the truth, this move is really to save the people from fire and water, if the people of Yunnan know, they have to set up a shrine for you to pass on the truth." ”

The ancients probably longed for the legend of the ancestral hall, but Gao Shipra, an atheist, obviously didn't care about this, he just sighed: "Don't hide it from Brother Yuan Zhong, the younger brother doesn't care much about this, but as Brother Yuan Zhong said, the current situation in Yunnan is complicated, there is a Burmese army pressing the border, and there are many doubts about the internal and external consolation, and it is difficult to ......reverse the expectations of how the Tusi in Yunnan think about it."

Chen Yuma was taken aback: "Isn't the toast unstable?" ”

Gao pragmatically said: "If there is nothing unstable in Tusi, why does Qianguo Gong just sit in Erhai and do not move?" ”

If these words were said to Huang Zhiting, Huang Zhiting would immediately understand the meaning of Gao Shipra, but Chen Yuma did not understand military affairs at all, and was stunned when he heard this: "Is there anything wrong with sitting in Erhai?" ”

Erhai Lake, at this time, is actually referring to Dali.

Gao Pragmatic was almost speechless by his question, and had to explain: "The Burmese army came from the southwest, and Qianguogong, as the Dinghai Shenzhu of Yunnan, should go to the southwest of Yunnan to sit on the defense, such as Shunning, no matter how bad it is, it should be fortified in Menghua, how can there be a reason to sit in the northwest of Yunnan?" ”

Chen Yuma thought about it carefully, and then suddenly realized: "Northwest Yunnan is the nest of Heqing, Lijiang and other toasts!" Then his face changed greatly: "The twentieth army of Burma is coming, and the Duke of Qianguo actually needs to take the Tusi of Western Yunnan as the primary object of prevention?" ”

As he spoke, a cold sweat came down all of a sudden.

Brother Liu Shi is in danger, what if he loses this battle? There are not many decent protégés among my father's protégés, and if Senior Brother Liu is planted, I am afraid that he can only mix in the Hanlin Academy until Zhishi?

Chen Yiqin didn't want to get involved in the cabinet dispute back then, especially he didn't want to be caught between Gao Gong, a former colleague, and Zhao Zhenji, a township party, to be angry at both ends, so he simply went to Shishi, but Chen Yiqin had this capital - he had already become an old man, and no one would disrespect him if he took the initiative to return to his hometown.

But Chen Yumajesty can't be as free and easy as his father back then, he has been in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years, seeing that all kinds of qualifications are almost mixed, just see when he caught the emperor's attention, let him go out to serve as a waiter, and train for a few years before entering the cabinet.

And what does Liu Shizeng have to do with him, does the emperor not know?

Not to mention that if Liu Shizeng himself is held accountable because of this battle, it will already be a serious blow to the Chen Party, the key is that once Liu Shizeng has an accident, he Chen Yuma will most likely be implicated, and how can he drop the chain at such a critical moment!

In a panic, Chen Yuma suddenly found that Gao Shishi's face was indifferent, and he looked confident, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, and coughed dryly: "Seeking truth, you are a talented national warrior in Annan and Dingbei, although the Yunnan War is dangerous, you must have a perfect strategy...... also asked for real guidance, and His Majesty was grateful. ”

Gao pragmatically said: Although you can't fight, fortunately, people are not too stupid......

"I don't dare to do it as a foolproof measure." Gao Shishi showed a smile: "However, if Brother Yuanzhong and Brother Yinfu are willing to cooperate with the younger brother in a few arrangements, this battle can still be won." ”

Chen Yuma's heart was relieved, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, willing, what are the instructions for truth, but please make it clear that Senior Brother Liu and I will obey!" ”

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