Chapter 34: Leaking secrets under orders!
Xia Zhibai warned him a few times and left.
He was not very happy. There were too many homeless people in the world like Hei Wa and Hua Que'er.
The world is determined, everything is renewed, but the dead will eventually die and will not be resurrected. Many families have been destroyed and people are displaced, and they still have no fixed place to live.
He can temporarily give Heiwa and others a bite to eat.
But it cannot be given for a lifetime.
Before the productivity of this society has not achieved rapid development, Zhu Yuanzhang's "strengthen the stronghold and fight the war" is actually right to a certain extent. Priority is given to ensuring agricultural production and feeding the people is the purpose of governing the country. However, Zhu Yuanzhang I misjudged something.
That’s human nature.
What Zhu Yuanzhang sought was to first occupy an invincible position.
Then slowly seek victory.
But this is a long-term process that requires enough patience and perseverance.
This is what Zhu Yuanzhang himself and the officials of the Ming Dynasty lacked. In the end, officials protected each other to seek wealth together. When they were officials, they did not make decisions for the people, but only wanted to be promoted and make a fortune.
The whole world came to a complete standstill.
Even backwards.
The true appearance of the world should be as the New Youth said, 'free rather than slave, progressive rather than conservative, enterprising rather than reclusive, global rather than sequestered, and practical. rather than literary, scientific rather than imaginary'.
Zhu Yuanzhang is now following the old path of "a wise emperor and loyal ministers, centralization of power and a weak people". This old historical path was wrong from the beginning. The further it goes, the more wrong it will become.
It will only get further and further away from the ‘living people’ that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to achieve.
And what he has to do is to change everything.
Xia Zhibai glanced at the busy market and prepared to go back to the inn where he lived.
“Brother Xia!”
A voice of joy suddenly stopped Xia Zhibai.
Xia Zhibai frowned and followed the call. He knew that the visitor was Xie Min, a big man from Shandong whom he met in Gongyuan.
Xia Zhibai handed over his hand: "Brother Jie."
Xie Min walked closer and joked with a smile: "Brother Xia, you have been very difficult for me to find recently. If someone hadn't been there yesterday, Seeing you here, I’m not sure what will happen to you.”
Xia Zhibai asked doubtfully, “Brother Xie, what’s wrong with me?”
Jie Min looked around and teased: "It's okay, so you can't make excuses?"
"If I can't find you again, I'm afraid someone will gossip and say that you were kidnapped by Jin Yiwei that day. Otherwise, why wouldn’t we be able to find anyone?”
Xia Zhibai touched his nose awkwardly.
He smiled helplessly.
It was really him who was captured by Jin Yiwei.
It's just that it has always been difficult for those captured by the Jin Yiwei to come out alive, and now he appears on the street struttingly. Even if he tells the truth to Jie Min, he is afraid that Jie Min will not believe him and will only think that he is joking.
Think about it.
Xia Zhibai didn’t explain either.
Xie Min smiled and said: "But I really want to tell you something when I come to you this time. In two days, a scholar's banquet will be held at Yuhua Villa on the bank of the Qinhuai River."
“Officials from the Ministry of Personnel will be present.”
"The scholars invited are all top leaders in each province, and they are all very likely to pass the imperial examination. Therefore, there are not many scholars invited to participate, only about fifty people."
"I have only ten students from the north. "
"I was able to go this time because of your favor."
"If Huang Zicheng and others hadn't asked you to go by name, they couldn't find you for a while. You can let me come forward to inform you, otherwise I will have no chance at all." Jie Min smiled bitterly, feeling helpless and depressed.
He is also quite famous in Shandong.
As a result, in Yingtian Mansion, he became a caller.
If he had not had a certain friendship with Xia Zhibai, and Huang Zicheng and others were really worried about what Xia Zhibai said in the Gongyuan, and wanted to find an opportunity to rush back, he would not even be qualified to participate. . Xia Zhibai was stunned.
It was also quite dumbfounding.
Huang Zicheng and others really must retaliate, and they cannot suffer any loss, even if it is just verbal, they must find it elsewhere.
It's just that he is confused. Now that the results of the general examination have not been announced, can the Ministry of Personnel officials hold a banquet in such a ostentatious manner?
If this falls into the ears of Zhu Yuanzhang, some people will lose their heads.
Jie Min seemed to see Xia Zhibai's doubts and said with a smile: "Brother Xia, you may have misunderstood. This banquet was indeed organized by officials from the Ministry of Personnel, but the Minister of Personnel and the Ministry of Personnel Minister of the Ministry, it is impossible for these high officials to come.”
“We are not qualified to allow these high officials to receive us.”
“The person taking the lead this time is the Ministry of Civil Affairs. .”
"They do not participate in the grading of the imperial examination, nor do they have the right to participate in the ranking of the examination. According to our own guess, this banquet may be leaking secrets under the order."
"Leaking the secrets under the order?" Xia Zhi Bai Ruo was thoughtful.
Jie Min nodded and said: "I stopped taking the imperial examination for ten years. When I restart the imperial examination this time, it is likely to be different from the past. The test questions have also changed slightly. In addition, this time the imperial examination refers to There are a lot of scholars, so there has been speculation that there may be more scholars than in the past."
"There are three exams, which one is more important"
"These are all for me. As the scholars are concerned, the imperial court may have noticed this, or may have discovered that someone has been specifically inquiring, so they arranged such a banquet and informed us of the relevant situation in advance so that we could be mentally prepared in advance. "
Xia Zhibai nodded.
The Imperial Examination in the Ming Dynasty was suspended for ten years and is now reopened. The outside world knows very little about the criteria for selecting candidates, the number of candidates, and the key points of the examination. The government informed them in advance to encourage them. It's possible.
And the invitations are all from the provinces.
If nothing else, these people are basically among the top three.
They will all be officials of the Ming Dynasty.
That's normal.
Do you just want to go by yourself?
He will encounter difficulties from Huang Zicheng and others if he goes there, but those who can get there are those who have a high probability of passing the exam. They will be officials in the same dynasty in the future, and no one knows the exact test. Ranking, how dare Huang Zicheng go too far?
And he didn’t think Huang Zicheng could make things difficult for him at all.
It’s good if he doesn’t irritate Huang Zicheng and others.
If I can make some like-minded friends at this banquet, it will be a lot easier to implement something in the world in the future.
It seems good to go to the banquet.
After pondering for a while, Xia Zhibai gave up.
Nowadays, there is a deep gap between scholars from the north and the south. If you want to get closer, you still have to rely on your own abilities. Otherwise, even if you talk lavishly at the banquet and speak coherently, it will only make people think you are frivolous and arrogant. Increase misunderstanding.
Compared to just talking.
He prefers to take action.
Let actions speak for themselves and your friends will come to you.
He doesn’t need to know so many inside stories.
Because he is the top pick.
The number one scholar who has been appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The path he wants to take is also different from ordinary Jinshi.
He relies more on the people.
After clarifying this point, Xia Zhibai's eyes became clear. He looked at Jie Min, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, brother Xie, for telling me."
"It's just that I won't participate in this event. A banquet.”
“My ranking has been decided, and attending the banquet will only cause unnecessary conflicts.”
"Brother Xie, you can rest assured."
"You will definitely be on the list for this imperial examination."
"I would like to congratulate you in advance."
( End of chapter)