Chapter 172 171 Chuan Lu, good news
"Open the seal."
Emperor Jiajing said this, which also showed that he did not seem to have much intention to arrange for the readers. Is there any objection to the ranking?
But since ancient times, the imperial power has been supreme. It is not certain whether the ranking will be adjusted after the seal is opened.
The emperor had to consider many factors when opening a subject to obtain a scholar.
Today is March 17th, and tomorrow is March 18th. The Chuanlu Ceremony will be held, so today we need to fill in the yellow list and use the seal, and complete all the procedures that need to be completed.
As the seal was opened, the names of the first scroll were revealed, Zhu Dashou.
Then the second name also came out, it was Tao Dalin, and then the third Chen Xi
It was not until the eighth question paper was opened that Yuan Jinda’s name appeared in this meeting In front of everyone.
Although Yan Song was dissatisfied with Jinda, he did not dare to severely suppress Jinda's ranking. He could only push it down appropriately.
According to normal circumstances, Emperor Jiajing had no idea of adjusting the ranking before, so Jinda, as Huiyuan, would become fifth in the second class and miss the top three in the first class.
Then the seal at the back continued to be opened, and the four names Bao Chengyin, Liu Xingsu, Chai Xiang, and Wei Guangde appeared in front of everyone.
The same is true of the rules of the examination room. Even Yan Song would find it difficult to deliberately suppress the rankings of some people, and naturally it would be difficult to improve the rankings of some people.
Jinda, no matter how dissatisfied Yan Song is, he cannot overpower him.
Wei Guangde, no matter how hard he pushes, he can't be promoted to the second place. Everything is in order.
There is only one way to break the rules, and one person can do it, and that is the Emperor.
Yan Song played a clever trick in this time's entrance examination. He placed Jinda at the bottom and promoted Wei Guangde to the top four of the top three. Although this also improved Wei Guangde's ranking by more than 100 places. Come up, but it's not a bad rule.
The next step is to see the attitude of Emperor Jiajing, which will be very important for Yan Song's attitude towards Wei Guangde in the future.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the twelve question papers on the table, and without wasting any time, he directly wrote his comments on the first and second question papers with the ink pen on the table in advance. This is also Habits of Emperor Jiajing.
Write down your own opinions to show that you have read the question paper.
However, after writing down two question papers, Emperor Jiajing did not write a comment on the third question paper of Chen Xi. Instead, he picked up the eighth question paper and placed it in the third position.
As a minister who has followed Emperor Jiajing for many years, I naturally understand what he means. The eunuch Huang Jin who was accompanying him immediately stepped forward and moved the other papers back. He squinted slightly, then returned to normal.
Emperor Jiajing finished in one breath, wrote his own comments on Jinda's question paper, and then put down the ink pen.
At this moment, the top three in the Jinke Palace Examination are confirmed.
The number one scholar, Tao Dalin, the second-ranked scholar, and Jinda, the third-ranked scholar.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the papers at the back again. The emperor had the final say on the palace examination rankings, but the rankings represented by the questions on the paper reflected the will of the civil servants.
Emperor Jiajing finally picked up the last paper, flipped through it seemingly casually, and said: "It's quite satisfactory."
Quite satisfactory?
What does this mean?
Although Emperor Jiajing spoke in a very soft voice, the quietness of the hall could be heard, so naturally the eunuchs and fourteen record readers serving him could hear clearly.
Then he saw Emperor Jiajing stuffing the question paper in his hand into the fourth position, behind Jinda.
This ranking adjustment is a bit big. It was directly transferred from the third-A team to the second-A team. It is still the first place in the second-A team and the "Chuanlu" position.
Including Yan Song, all the examiners couldn't help but open their eyes and take another look at the question paper on the imperial case. No one said a word, but their eyes drifted to Yan Song. side.
At this time, almost all the readers were speculating that maybe Emperor Jiajing had given Yan Song some hint before, so that was why this happened.
After all, Xu Jie also chose Yan Song's method at that time, handing Wei Guangde's paper to them alone and letting them read it first and judge it.
Although Wei Guangde's papers generally scored very high, his ranking in the examination was dragged down and he could only stay in the top three.
Furthermore, none of the tributes who were able to pass the palace examination were novices. They were all very capable. Wei Guangde’s actual skill level in the examination paper was actually not outstanding among these 300 people. , the ranking of the test is still very objective.
Among the examiners, only Wu Peng and Lei Li were sweating slightly on their foreheads, but who can blame them?
After reading the paper, they discovered the paper with ten top, two middle and two medium. At that time, they thought it was Mr. Yan Ge’s relationship, but they didn’t expect it at all. It will be the emperor's.
But Emperor Jiajing's performance was, in Yan Song's opinion, solid.
Emperor Jiajing is taking more and more elixirs every day. That stuff is definitely not a good thing.
In Yan Song's opinion, Emperor Jiajing might have felt something, so he began to prepare manpower for the prince.
He knew a lot about Wei Guangde.
He was born in a hereditary military family, and then he got ahead in the imperial examination.
They were the ones who wiped out the Japanese pirates in Nanjing last time. It is said that this kid even went into battle and killed a Japanese pirate. He was brave and resourceful, and he could be regarded as both civil and military.
At this moment, Yan Song has already thought about how to arrange Wei Guangde in the future. With his level, he probably won't do well in the imperial examination, and it will still be difficult to enter the Hanlin Academy.
Although Yan Song and his son can now be said to control the government and have a say in the six ministries, the Hanlin Academy has always been the stronghold of Qingliu. To be honest, his influence on this yamen is not great.
Yan Song was thinking about how to arrange Wei Guangde, and the other readers were also thinking about what attitude they should take towards this little guy who seemed to be favored by the Holy Spirit.
Actually, in Emperor Jiajing's heart, he just wanted to compensate Wei Guangde.
In November, the reward for the September Japanese suppression was finalized and sent to Nanjing.
Because Wei Guangde had no military position, he was not included in the reward list. The first-level merit in his name for beheading a Japanese pirate was transferred to his cousin Wu Dong. This is in line with the practice of everyone sharing the credit.
However, in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, merit should be rewarded and demerits should be punished. Since Wei Guangde could not obtain military merit, let him be compensated in the imperial examination.
Maybe there are other ideas, who knows!
Before, he planned to give him the opportunity to be a tribute, but he didn’t expect that his name was already on the roster, so he could only give him a better ranking in the imperial examination, which would be considered worthy of his status. Loyalty. "You decide the rest."
Emperor Jiajing looked at the results of this palace examination that he had appointed, nodded with slight satisfaction, and then said.
After giving instructions to the ministers, Emperor Jiajing said to Huang Jin: "Ask Shangbao Supervisor and the imperial imperial office to cooperate. Once the imperial list is filled out, it will be sealed with a seal immediately. Don't delay tomorrow's ceremony."
“Yes, I will tell them when I go down. "
Huang Jin immediately bowed and replied, Huang Jin is now the eunuch and eunuch in charge of the East Factory. The Shangbao Supervisor is naturally within his direct scope, but he pays more attention to the palace. He left Chen Hongzai in charge of the affairs in Dongchang.
At this time, the fourteen examiners also saluted Emperor Jiajing, then left the room with twelve examination papers, and went to the next room to start sorting out the results of the palace examination and filling in the results.
At this time, in Jiujiang Fucheng, the Jiujiang Guard Commander made everything in the Si Yamen as usual.
A few years ago, people from the Nanjing Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief came and handed out the reward for the Japanese suppression. At that time, the whole army was very happy. The reward was really unexpected. .
Most of the first-level guards commanders have not yet been promoted, so naturally no one thinks they can be promoted, and even if they are promoted, where can they be promoted? Adjust the capital camp?
In this day and age, military attachés still think it’s better to stay in a local place. When you go to the capital, you have to nod and bend all day long. It’s really not a good place to go.
Because of their great contribution this time, although they were not given any official or noble rewards as rewards, they were all promoted to a casual rank. The Jiujiang Guard Commander and his fellow commanders were even given a bullfight uniform. , while other generals received a Kirin uniform.
Among those who were promoted, only Wu Zhankui was promoted to Commander and Tongzhi, and Wei Mengcong was promoted from the position of fifth-rank guard and governor to the post of thousands of households in the rear army, and his rank was raised one level to the fifth rank.
Wei Wencai, a member of the Hundred Households of the Thousand Households of the Right Army, was also given a Kirin uniform as a special reward because of his meritorious service in the battle.
There are also some silver rewards, but not much. At this time, although the gold and silver circulating among the people increased somewhat due to maritime trade, there was still tension in the court, so the military attaches gave more silver. Fifty taels of them, only twenty taels of them.
The small amount of silver reward is really not cared about by these soldiers now. That is to say, the officers and soldiers below are happy. They are all a bunch of guys who have never seen money. The military attachés are more concerned about getting the reward.
The Ming Dynasty's gift of service is still quite rare for foreign military generals.
There were still many types of gifts in the Ming Dynasty, especially Emperor Jiajing, who liked to give Taoist things to people the most. However, there were mainly four types of gifts in official terms: python clothes, flying fish clothes, bullfighting clothes and unicorn clothes.
The python suit was the highest-level uniform in the Ming Dynasty. It was the noblest garment second only to the dragon robe worn by the emperor. It was the uniform given to eunuchs, eunuchs, ministers and other officials in the Ming Dynasty who received special rewards.
"History of the Ming Dynasty·Yu Fu Zhi" records: "It is difficult to obtain a first-class civil and military official by giving a python."
Being given a python suit is considered a great honor. Wearing a python robe means being a highly respected minister, being rich and noble.
The second Feiyu suit generally requires officials of the second rank or above to have a chance to obtain it. Jin Yiwei is actually not worthy of wearing Feiyu suit. Most of the school captains wear blue cotton armor. Only military attachés with a thousand households or above can get it. Received a flying fish suit.
The bullfighting uniform is the third-class uniform after the flying fish uniform, and is generally awarded to officials of third rank or above.
The last Qilin suit was originally the official uniform of the princes, marquises, consorts and earls of the Ming Dynasty. However, because Qilin is a famous beast of benevolence and righteousness in ancient legends, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty also regarded the Qilin suit as a gift. After serving, rewards will be given to ministers of fourth or fifth rank.
It is worth mentioning that most of the royal guards and bodyguards accompanying the emperor were also given unicorn uniforms.
Except for the python robe in the python suit, most of the four kinds of bestiality in the Ming Dynasty are difficult to identify. You can only tell which kind by looking at the head and tail of the animal. This may be the reason why Jin Yiwei wears the flying fish suit. The origin of this statement.
However, the festive atmosphere lasted until the end of the year and has faded away after the Spring Festival.
At noon, a speedboat in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, accelerated by sails and oars, quickly approached the Jiujiang pier. Looking at the lantern on the bow, you can tell that this is an official ship, which is used by Shuimayi to deliver official documents. Clippers.
After the ship docked at Jiujiang Pier, a postman quickly disembarked from the ship with a bamboo tube on his back. He made a simple handover in a small courtyard with the word "驿" hanging on it next to the pier, and then a postman picked him up. He crossed the bamboo tube, got on his horse and rushed towards the city.
Not long after, the postman rode through the city gate, and the crisp sound of the mantle's bell penetrated the bustling hustle and bustle of the market. All the pedestrians on the street consciously stood on both sides of the road, and the postman still beat the horse. Pass.
Not long after, the postman arrived outside the magistrate's Yamen. The Yamen servant immediately greeted him. Knowing that it was an official document, he immediately led the postman into the magistrate's Yamen.
The prefect of Jiujiang was having lunch at the moment, when he suddenly heard someone outside the door reporting that an urgent document had been delivered. He had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and let others continue eating before getting up and going out.
When he got outside, he asked the visitor, "What official document?" ’
“The examination results are released, good news, the official document will be sent directly to Jiujiang Prefecture.”
The yamen servant quickly bowed and replied.
"Huh?"
The prefect of Jiujiang heard that the results of the examination were released. He was surprised at first, and then pleasantly surprised. The content of the official document is self-evident. There are students in Jiujiang Prefecture who have passed the examination. , become a tribute, and the results of the palace examination will be released later.
The prefect of Jiujiang served here for two terms, but never had the chance to be promoted. From his understanding, he was afraid that Jiujiang Prefecture had failed several times in succession in the imperial examination, which would affect his evaluation.
Okay now, there is news about the examination, which means that Jiujiang Prefecture has finally produced talents for this examination.
In a hurry, the prefect finally opened the bamboo tube and took out a sealed official document. He checked the seal as usual before opening it and took out the official document written on yellow paper.
Good guy, open it and see that there are five pieces of paper inside, one of which is an official document, which is kept by the Yamen, and is used as a basis to modify Gongshi's household registration information.
The prefect opened it and saw that four people's names appeared on it. This time, Jiujiang Prefecture passed four people, which was more than the provincial exam last year.
A bright smile suddenly appeared on Jiujiang's prefect's face, and he carefully read the information on Juzi.
Lao Kan, Xia Kefan, Zhang Ke, Wei Guangde.
He still has impressions of Lao Kan and Wei Guangde. Xia Kefan was from Ruichang in last year’s exam. He was elected in the 28th year of Jiajing and ranked 212th in the general examination. Zhang Ke was from Hukou and was born in the 31st year of Jiajing. In the annual examination, the result was 221.
Wei Guangde is from Jiujiang Wei, so the magistrate will naturally have an impression. Number 271 is not bad. At least he is on the list, top three. He should be able to reach the position of prefect. It is unknown if he is lucky enough to be promoted to another rank.
Lao Kan is amazing, he can take 80 exams, and he is a proper second-class Jinshi.
"Call the envoy and come over, right away."
The magistrate immediately ordered that the good news of Gongshi should be sent out immediately, especially the good news of Zhang Ke and Xia Kefan should be transferred to their registered residences immediately. Go, go to Lao's house yourself, who can go to Jiujiang Wei?
The traffic in the Ming Dynasty was like this. After the palace examination in the capital was over, the results of the general examination finally arrived in Jiujiang Prefecture.
Although the test results are important, they are different from emergency military situations. Naturally, special communication channels such as express delivery shops are not needed, so we use Shui Ma Yi, but it is still fast, only ten It will be delivered to Jiujiang Prefecture the next day.
(End of this chapter)