Chapter 113 Selling Officials.

Ye Xing was a little strange, so he asked: "Aren't the champions of this class and Tanhua appointed by the emperor, why are they given without a palace test?" ”

Xu Huizu also said helplessly: "These articles are all sealed, and only after they are selected are allowed to tear the seal, so no one knows what is going on in this matter." ”

"And who chose these?" Ye Xing was still a little puzzled.

"They are all elected by the first assistant of the cabinet, and their talents and learning are obvious to all, so after they were elected, the emperor selected three of them."

Ye Xing knew that this cabinet chief, also known as the chief scholar, was an extremely learned person, and they all had compiled the "Yongle Canon", so their vision naturally did not allow Ye Xing to say anything.

Xu Huizu continued: "Many of them were selected by Xie Jin, and then I asked, Di Xiaojie and Xu Ruoxuan's articles were selected by Xie Jin, and he was very serious about the articles of the two of you, but in the end, for some reason, they were not reported to the emperor. ”

After listening to Xu Huizu's words, Di Xiaojie and Xu Ruoxuan were not very sad, but a little excited, and Di Xiaojie even opened his mouth and said: "Xie Jin's appreciation, even if you don't get the first grade, it is also a thing worthy of glory." ”

Xu Ruoxuan also nodded hurriedly: "In the first year of Yongle, the emperor sent Xie Jin to compile and repair the "Yongle Canon", his literary brilliance is admired by us, since he appreciates us, why should we sigh so much!" ”

Seeing them like this, Ye Xing also hurriedly smiled: "If you have a confidant in life, you have no regrets, you two can be appreciated by Xie Jin, and we are also very happy, but this Jiwen article, do you still read it?" ”

"Look, of course I did, how can I do it without looking!"

Xu Huizu took out the copied article, and then asked Di Xiaojie and Xu Ruoxuan to write out the articles of the two of them and compare them together.

The question in this exam is what is the way to govern the country, Di Xiaojie and Xu Ruoxuan's literary talents will not be talked about first, just the truth mentioned above is enough to make the world peaceful.

And they went to read Ji Wen's article again, although the literary style is not inferior to Di Xiaojie and them, but the content is a bit flashy, and even mixed with the words of the whiskers, at this level, it is at most the second class.

After Di Xiaojie and Xu Ruoxuan read it, they were speechless, after all, they were still a little unwilling in their hearts, their article was so good but they only got a Cijin Shi and the first, and Ji Wen's article was so different and unrealistic, but it was a top priority.

Although Xu Huizu is a rough person, but when the three articles are compared here, he can also see something, so he is also a little angry, thinking that Ji Gang must have done something to do this, but what is he doing with his hands and feet, this volume is sealed.

Ye Xing saw that Xu Huizu was a little angry, and he didn't know if he should tell Xu Huizu about the official purchase they heard on the way to the capital, if he told Xu Huizu, what would he do?

There is no real evidence for this kind of thing, and it cannot be said nonsense.

Just when Ye Xing hesitated, Xu Huizu folded the three articles and held them in his hand, and was about to leave in a hurry.

Ye Xing hurriedly asked, "Where are Wei Guogong going?" ”

"Enter the palace!"

When they heard it, they panicked, although this matter was unfair, but it was a little bad to let Xu Huizu enter the palace to make trouble, although he was the Duke of Wei and the younger brother of the queen, but after all, the royal family is different from ordinary people.

However, Xu Huizu said to them: "You can rest assured, although I am from a war background, I still know some things very well, and I will not go brainless to find trouble." ”

After Xu Huizu finished speaking, he hurriedly left the Zhongshan Palace, and rushed to the palace.

But said that this Xu Huizu entered the palace, and did not go to the emperor, but came to the harem to meet Queen Xu, Queen Xu saw that her younger brother was coming, so she smiled and said: "Xu Ruoxuan won the second class, which is also a happy thing, and Xie Jin has asked the emperor to let him and the person named Di Xiaojie go outside to experience a few years, but how can I see that you are unhappy!" ”

Xu Huizu was naturally happy when he heard the news, but he was still panicked in his heart, so he took out the three articles and put them on the table, Queen Xu glanced at them, and said with a smile: "I have read all three articles." ”

"Can the queen see the difference?" Xu Huizu's mood was still not calm.

Empress Xu nodded: "Xu Ruoxuan and Di Xiaojie's articles are indeed slightly higher than Ji Wen's, but I think this matter is good to be settled, after all, the two of them are still young, and they can only be reused if they go outside to practice." ”

"It's just...... This...... It's not fair! Xu Huizu thought for a long time before he said this.

Empress Xu looked at her younger brother, and finally sighed, and then shielded the left and right, and when only Empress Xu and Xu Huizu were left in the whole room, Empress Xu said earnestly: "This matter is not so simple, if it is not for the emperor's permission, who would dare to do this." ”

"The emperor knows about this matter, and he allows it?" Xu Huizu was even more surprised when he heard this, he thought that this matter was just Ji Gang's manipulation, and the emperor did not know the level of the three articles.

But the emperor actually knew.

Empress Xu nodded: "The emperor not only knows this, but the emperor also knows that Ji Gang is secretly selling officials." ”

"What? Selling officials? Xu Huizu was even more shocked, this betrayal of officials has happened in almost every dynasty, but there are really not many of these things that have been allowed by the emperor.

This kind of thing happened to Emperor Yongle, which really surprised Xu Huizu, and he even felt that the country would not be a country.

Empress Xu continued: "That's right, although you are the Duke of Wei, you don't know much about the construction of the imperial court and the country, let's talk about this treasury first, do you know how many silver taels there are in the treasury now?" ”

Xu Huizu shook his head, how could he know these things, if he didn't fight, he would be an idler.

"To tell you the truth, since the emperor ascended the throne, the treasury has been empty, not to mention how much the battle of Jingyan cost back then, that is, the emperor appeased the people of all parties, and the cost of compiling the "Yongle Canon" has been enough for the court officials, which is enough for the emperor to bother."

Xu Huizu didn't say a word after hearing this.

"Zheng He went to the West in July, do you think the emperor just wants to promote the prestige of our country, in fact, there is another purpose, that is, to open our maritime trade with other countries, for what, don't you want the treasury to be enriched."