The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 582

[582.Chapter 567 Prominent Achievements]

Liu Jian’s words… made people a little confused.

Winning all the grades in Xishan Academy was naturally a big deal, but for Liu Jian, it was not the key point. The key point was that his son won Huiyuan.

You know, this Huiyuan only comes out every three years. With this Huiyuan, he will definitely be ranked first after the palace examination. Maybe the Liu family will also be able to produce a top scholar.

Liu Jian was a steady person, so he tried his best to contain the excitement in his heart, but the joy in his heart could not be concealed no matter what.

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi was very happy: “Liu Jie… is he so impressive this time?”

Liu Jiandao said: “Your Majesty, this time, I mean what I mean, if Quanzi hadn’t been studying at Xishan Academy, I’m afraid…”

He Shaked his head.

This sentence is really not modest, but spoken from the bottom of my heart.

How come he doesn’t know how much his son weighs? Based on Liu Jie’s mediocre qualifications, his initial expectations for Liu Jie might have been beyond expectations, but after entering Xishan Academy, everything changed.

Liu Jian took a deep look at Emperor Hongzhi, and then said: “Your Majesty, this is all thanks to His Royal Highness the Prince, the dean of the academy, as well as Quanzi’s master Fang Jifan, his mentor Wang Shouren, and eight-legged lecturers Liu Wenshan, Jiang Chenren, etc., who also contributed a lot. It’s a must.”

Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a moment.

Xishan Academy.

Dominating the rankings…

This is indeed eye-catching, but this is equivalent to leaving people with no way out.

The reason why Xie Qian said it was strange was probably because of this!

The purpose of Bagu is to recruit scholars, so that all the talented people in the world can learn the Four Books and Five Classics and enter the imperial examination by virtue of the Four Books and Five Classics!

But now, an academy in Xishan is at the top of the imperial examination list, and all fifteen people have passed it. So what about the next subject? Do people still have a chance?

Someone had taken advantage of this loophole in the imperial examination. Emperor Hongzhi had to think that Fang Jifan must have thought of something! So when it comes to the next subject, how many students from Xishan Academy will take the exam, and how many will be on the list? From now on, what will happen to the imperial examination?

Not giving hope to scholars means not giving people a way to survive.

But… Liu Jian is right… All

Emperor Hongzhi has been thinking about these days is one problem, that is, he doesn’t have much time left. If he dies, will the prince be able to take on the country entrusted to him by his ancestors? ?

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the people in Nuan Pavilion. These people were all his loyal ministers, and he had placed great trust in them. In the future, they would definitely become the old ministers who would assist the prince, but… these alone would enough?

Obviously not enough, but Xishan Academy, this time, fifteen Jinshi were selected, plus the previous six, these twenty-one young heroes, future elites, unspeakable people, they met the prince , also need to be respectfully called Grand Master!

In other words, their destiny does not come from their master, but from one of their fellow countrymen. They have shared weal and woe with the prince since they entered the court. They…

if the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, they will be the disciples of the emperor. …

If you think about it carefully, this… Xishan Academy is indeed… good.

Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi felt that all the problems he had been worrying about were gone.

The fifteen Gong students, and soon the Jinshi, are all disciples of the prince. If he dies, you can rest assured.

Emperor Hongzhi felt relieved, and with a smile on his face, he said: “Xishan Academy taught scholars meritorious service, and ordered the construction of a stone workshop and the engraving of stele…”

At this point, he was silent for a moment, as if he had thought of something. He also said: “There are as many as fifteen tribute students in Xishan Academy today, but the imperial court selects talents in no particular order. Xie Qing’s family, among the scholars who were not selected, added fifteen more scholars to make up for this tribute student. Let’s put them on the list and give them the same birth certificate as the Gongshi.”

Xie Qian was stunned for a moment at Emperor Hongzhi’s sudden decision, but then he understood what Emperor Hongzhi meant.

The original intention of the imperial court was to rely on the imperial examination to attract the world’s talents. Now that Xishan Academy dominates the list, what can you do? Abolish the imperial examination? The imperial examination cannot be abolished, even if it is beaten to death.

Change the rules of the imperial examination?

This is even more ridiculous, because if there are many people who pass the exam, the rules have to be changed, so how can the imperial examination be fair? Without fairness, the imperial examination would exist in name only.

Thoroughly investigate Xishan Academy?

Just kidding, someone’s grades are famous all over the world. Just because he did well in the exam, you check him out?

You know, His Royal Highness the Prince is now the dean of this academy. Obviously, the center of Ming Dynasty’s reserve efforts has begun to shift!

In the past, the center of the prince’s power was in Zhanshi’s Mansion. In Zhanshi’s Mansion, the emperor would select a group of capable young ministers to serve in Zhanshi’s Mansion, and these people would teach the prince’s knowledge, and they would be equivalent to the prince’s teachers, lecturers and teachers. When the prince ascends the throne, these people will rise to the top and become the prince’s ministers.

But now, it is obvious that Zhan Shifu has been almost abolished and has no influence at all. From Zhan Shi to the most ordinary professor or lecturer, there is no way to influence the prince anymore.

So who can become the prince’s right-hand man in the future?

Obviously, it is in Xishan.

It’s just that in the past, those who were around the prince were teachers, but now those who are around the prince are students.

The rules of the imperial examination cannot be changed. Three years later, Xishan Academy will definitely make a comeback, and it will be even more terrifying in the future. God knows how many candidates will take the exam then, so the imperial court must give other scholars a chance.

So Emperor Hongzhi’s method was very simple. He recruited fifteen people as tribute students. As many as you passed the examination at Xishan Academy, the imperial court would make up as many as you wanted. In this way, other scholars would not worry about their talents and not being able to advance to the next level.

The only shortcoming is that the reputation is not very good. After all, he is a Huiyuan, and he may be the number one scholar in the future, the second in the rankings, the third overall pick, the first in the second class, etc., and you are just a supplementary tribute student, and you will probably be the only one in the future. He was born with the title of Jinshi.

“Your Majesty, if there is a supplementary recruitment, so many new officials will be awarded in the future, I’m afraid…” Although Xie Qian also thinks that this is a good thing, he has to have some concerns.

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said: “Now everything is waiting to be done. The Ming Dynasty is going to sea, and it needs to promote new grains extensively. I’m afraid a lot of officials will be needed to make up for it. It doesn’t matter.”

In this case, Xie Qian has nothing to do So he continued to object: “I obey the decree!”

Emperor Hongzhi breathed a sigh of relief. This Xishan Academy inadvertently solved a problem that worried him.

He only sighed in his heart, now that the prince has Xishan Academy as his team, I…if the day comes when I can’t save my life, I think…I will die without regrets.

Liu Jian had a sullen face for a long time. At this time, he really shouldn’t be excited. Take a deep breath and don’t be anxious. There is still the imperial examination.

…………

Xishan Academy is already bustling with activity.

The imperial court issued a decree. In view of the achievements of Xishan Academy, which had cultivated many talents for the imperial court, a stone square and a gate were built to commemorate the outstanding achievements of Xishan Academy.

The Ministry of Industry arrived early and was ready to start construction.

Outside Xishan Academy, colorful flags were already fluttering, and countless plaques were hung.

Golden plaques with the words “Number One Scholar and Ranked”, “Number Two”, “Third Flower”, and “Jinshi and Ranked” are hung on the walls of Xishan Academy.

These plaques all bear the identities of Ouyang Zhi and others. In addition, plaques of the new department have recently been hung up to congratulate Liu Jie on his high school graduation, and congratulations to the eight subsequent disciples. They are all on the wall to congratulate them on their high school. Gongsheng is among the best.

Although the other six are also tribute students, there is only one line of small words: “Another six people are also tribute students. Their rankings are not obvious. All students should take this as a warning.”

“…”

These six recent tribute students looked at it as a warning. The four words quit make me want to cry.

The six of them have been humiliated. They have become a model, and a model of bad students. They have also become the shame of Xishan Academy. Under the numerous dazzling golden plaques, they appear to be particularly inconspicuous.

Shame.

Shame on you.

But what can they say?

It’s your own problem.

The level of professors in the academy is so high. If it were not high, how could my fellow students occupy the top nine? I only blame myself for not having enough talent and not working hard enough.

In addition, there are many vacancies left on this high wall, which are prepared for the future, the new top picks, second place picks, top picks, and Jinshi candidates in this subject.

The entire wall is full of plaques, and I am afraid that when I get to the next department, I will need to build another wall specifically to hang these plaques.

In this day and age, if someone hangs a sign saying that they were awarded the title of Jinshi, it is really like smoke rising from the ancestral grave. After bragging about it for a lifetime, even after the death of the Jinshi, this bragging will still be able to boast to one’s great-great-grandson.

Things are rare and valuable, but the opposite is…

In this Xishan Academy, Jinshi and Gongsheng students don’t seem to be very valuable.

After entering the academy, the academy began to be filled with various banners. On the banners were various framed plaques, which read: “If you don’t sweat today, I will beat you until you bleed tomorrow.”; or “If you want to succeed, you must first go crazy and make up your mind.” “Determined to move forward”, “If you lose your reputation, you might as well die!”, “Learn new things and take the eight-part examination!”

The words on these plaques are very vulgar, and such vulgar words are posted everywhere, especially in the Ming Dynasty. In the Lun Hall, there were hangings everywhere.

However, when people walk in, they feel a surging feeling, and the whole person’s blood is boiling.

When the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works who came to build the stone square came here, they were all confused. They were a little surprised. Is this how these fifteen tribute students were created?

What’s even more frightening is that they arrived at a warehouse and found that there were piles of paper in the warehouse. When they opened it, they found that the bundles of paper were all densely packed with articles. These guys… they… they… were going to write eight-legged essays. Should Wen Dang be eaten?

At this time, Fang Jifan was raising his head, looking at the plaques one after another, feeling very accomplished…

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