At this moment, it is night, in the Mandarin Palace. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The arm-thick red candle was burning, and the incense burner was full of sandalwood.

After removing the seals, the files are presented to the case one by one. The officials who read the papers looked at these five scholars, and after reading the names, they couldn't help but sigh that all of them were talents who were chosen for the moment.

"Well, Wei Yunzhong, Xie Yuan of Henan Township Test!"

"Yes, Wang Shizhen said that this son is talented."

"And, what, Houguan Lin Yanchao?"

"Why is his article here?"

Everyone saw that the volume with incorrect views was actually written by Lin Yanchao.

A Shangshu picked up Lin Yanchao's scroll and said to everyone: "What is Lin Yanchao doing, Pei Du's matter, ancient and modern reputation, can't he even tell the difference?" ”

Another Shangshu arched his hand in the direction of the Qianqing Palace and said: "Writing articles, how can you blindly flatter the Son of Heaven, and you don't even have the slightest character of a scholar, it can be seen that being an official is also a minister like Zhang Xuan, such a volume, you can't let him enter the top ten." ”

The two Shangshu are both officials who gave Lin Yanchao a 'sharp' scroll, and of course they said this as 'righteous and awe-inspiring'. Our officials of the Ming Dynasty have always been very disciplined, and they think that if the courtiers are oblivious to the king, it is easy to encourage the arrogant and lascivious nature of the Son of Heaven, so even if it is a palace test, they must also put forward persuasion in the article, and they cannot rashly slap the Son of Heaven with an article.

Lin Yanchao's second article is a ban.

Therefore, Lin Yanchao is considered to be a 'gentleman', and his intention is to curry favor with a ranking in front of the Son of Heaven, so his character is very 'inferior'.

Lin Yanchao didn't want to think about it, if your article wants to be 'faced', you must pass the pass of our ten paper readers, if you can't see the Son of Heaven, what's the use of your horses being full of flowers?

At this moment, it is the two Shangshu who are also 'deeply regretted'.

One person 'hated iron but not steel': "This Lin Yanchao's talent is worthy of the top talent." can actually write such an article. If he can not be a gentleman and enter the top ten, he will at least be the top armor in the end! ”

Seeing that the four scholars said this in unison, no one in the hall objected.

Seeing that Lin Yanchao's scroll was about to be dropped, at this time, Yan Qing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, coughed and said, "Let me see." ”

Yan Qing picked up the scroll and looked at it for a while, and a reader said, "Why does Yan Qiuguan still have any objections?" Do you think that such a candidate with Wen Meijun can also enter the top ten? What is the backbone of such a scholar in the world? ”

This reader is wearing a 'big hat'. No matter what explanation Yan Qing wants to make, he is at a disadvantage.

Yan Qing pinched his beard and said to several ministers in the palace: "This statement is reasonable, I also think that this article is inappropriate, it seems that this volume is about to be stopped, but this official suddenly remembered that this Lin Yanchao is Huiyuan." This official remembers that the Huiyuan volume of the Like Examination is not in the ranking, and it must be presented to the Son of Heaven! ”

Listen to Yan Qing say this. The reader was speechless for a moment, and he suddenly remembered that there was such a rule.

"What? This adult? Is there anything wrong with what I'm saying? Yan Qing looked around.

Everyone knows that among the six books, only Yan Qing is not attached to Zhang Juzheng. is strict and fair, and being an official is honest, so that others can't find the slightest fault.

This person is upright, and even Zhang Juzheng admires Yan Qing's personality.

And now Yan Qing also has skills in speaking, bypassing the question of whether Lin Yanchao's article is 'a gentleman', let's talk about the rules directly. This is one of the most shameless tactics among officials. Let you talk to me about morality, and I will talk to you about rules. You talk to me about rules, and I talk to you about morality.

Who said that this Yan Qing is a direct minister, obviously cunning and big!

In this way, in Yan Qing's words, Lin Yanchao's volume was not unexpected, and it was guaranteed to be in the top ten.

Shen Shixing below, Yu Youding smiled. At that time, even if Yan Qing didn't say it, they had to get up and say it.

Shen Shixing smiled slightly, and it was seen from the side that the four Shangshu were all against Lin Yanchao's entry into the top ten, and they must have written sharp points on the volume, while he and Yu Youding. Yan Qing is all in favor of Lin Yanchao's roll in the top ten, and he must have ticked the circle.

And Lin Yanchao's roll is five circles and five tips, so Zhang Siwei, Chen Siyu, and Zhang Juzheng are three, two hooks are circled, and one is hooked.

So did Zhang Juzheng tick the circle?

After the first ten volumes of the palace examination are selected, they will be presented to the emperor of heaven.

The ranking is determined by the Son of Heaven.

This is the reason why the Jinshi can go out and boast that they are protégés of the Son of Heaven. The imperial examination has only one purpose for the imperial court, that is, to put the power of the imperial examination in the hands of the emperor. Instead of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the nine-product Zhongzheng system, which was recommended by officials to each other, led to the family's monopoly of personnel power.

In one fell swoop, it broke the strict class barrier of 'no poor family in the upper grade, and no scholar in the lower grade'. If it weren't for the imperial examination, Zhang Juzheng, and Shen Shixing were born as officials, how could there be a day when they would be in charge of the Ming Dynasty?

However, he is said to be a protégé of the Son of Heaven, but in the final palace test, the power of the emperor and the ministers is still divided.

For example, among the three hundred and two tributes in this palace examination, the ranking of the top three and two ranks does not count, and the top ten candidates for the Son of Heaven cannot make up their minds, only the final top ten rankings and the three tripod armor can be decided by the emperor.

This is the demarcation between the power of civil officials and the emperor.

Unless the emperor is not satisfied with the top ten rolls, go to the top ten to 'pick up the rolls'. Of course, this is the emperor's distrust of civil officials, with the 'strong' character of the Ming civil officials, this move by the Son of Heaven is likely to lead to the resignation of the ten paper readers, and this situation is out of control.

As a result, almost no emperor has ever done this.

On the third day after the palace examination, the ten paper readers each held a volume and stood in His Majesty Dan under His Royal Highness Zhongji.

The name of the middle pole hall is taken from the mean, which means, the one who is in the middle is the foundation of the world; Harmony is also the way of the world.

In terms of location, after the Huangji Palace, it is the second hall of the three major halls.

Zhonghe Hall is also known as Huagai Palace, according to the convention, the first auxiliary scholars of the Ming Dynasty must be called Huagai Hall Scholars, or the name of Zhongji Hall Scholars.

The second auxiliary is generally called the scholar of the Jianji Palace, and the Jianji Hall is the third hall of the three major halls.

Then someone asked why there were no Imperial Hall scholars?

After the ten scroll-reading officials were involved in the Zhongji Palace, the young Wanli Heavenly Son was already sitting on the throne.

Since the Song Dynasty, the Son of Heaven did not read the articles of the palace examination himself, but were read by officials to the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, the officials who preside over the palace examination are called the examiners, not the examiners.

The Son of Heaven is high on the throne, and Zhu Yijun has read the Four Books and Five Classics under the guidance of Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing, and several famous teachers such as Hanlin since he was a child. Of course, the Son of Heaven reads the Four Books and Five Classics and specializes in the art of the emperor, unlike other scholars who are specially prepared for the imperial examination, but he can hear clearly the merits of the candidates' articles.

Zhang Juzheng, who is at the head at the moment, holds the volume to kneel in front of the emperor to read, Zhang Juzheng finishes reading, and the rest of the reading officials read the volume in turn.

A clear and loud voice echoed above the Central Hall. (To be continued.) )