Historically, in the second year of Jianwen's reign, the imperial examination gold medal list for Gengchenke was almost dominated by people from Jiangxi.

The first three people are all from Jiangxi.

Wang Gen was supposed to be the top pick, but he was ranked second because of his ugly appearance. Hu Guang was chosen as the top pick, and Li Guan was ranked third.

The Chuanlu who ranked first in the second class was also Wu Pu, a student from Jiangxi. Like Yang Rong and Yang Pu, they were only Jinshi in the second class, and even ranked behind Jin Youzi. This shows how high the quality of this imperial examination was.

After Zhu Di's calamity, the famous ministers of the Yongle Dynasty were all selected from this period of imperial examination, including Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji. Most of them were veterans of this period.

After Zhu Di entered Nanjing, Yao Guangxiao said this to him.

"Kill Fang Xiaoru, and no one in the world will be able to take the imperial examination."

It was a prophecy. Zhu Di was quite happy to kill Fang Xiaoru, but he had to pinch his nose to swallow this bitter pill later. In the following decades, the ministers he used in the Yongle Dynasty were either old ministers of Jianwen or Gengchenke in the second year of Jianwen.

Jinshi. The greatest talent produced by the imperial examination in the Yongle Dynasty was the well-known Yu Qian.

It was only because of the appearance of Zhu Yunwen, a little butterfly, that the Gengchen Palace Examination slipped past history.

On the day when the results were announced, everyone in the Jiangxi Guild Hall burst into tears.

Although in the list of admissions, students from Jiangxi are still the biggest winners, Jin Youzi is second, and Hu Yan is Chuanlu. Among the second, third, and third place students, students from Jiangxi still account for nearly 30%, but the number is only 26.

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More than 100 people participated in the palace examination, but only 26 were admitted. Overnight, the Jiangxi Guild Hall became a joke.

I don’t know how many smug students jumped into the river and hung from the rafters. If they had not been rescued in time, I am afraid that dozens of lives would have been lost in Nanjing.

If you fail to pass the imperial examination, your official career will basically be hopeless in this life.

Especially Zhu Yunwen's edict made them heartbroken.

"The first class is a Hanlin scholar studying government, the second class is a Hanlin student, the third class is a scholar who supervises the studies, and is assigned to go to the county for one year."

What a great opportunity to rise to prominence, but it is so painfully lost, who can face it calmly?

At the court banquet after the results of the imperial examination were announced, Zhu Yunwen dropped two bombshells.

"The Emperor of Heaven carries the order and says:

Zhang Chun, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Bao Zhao, the Cabinet Assistant, no longer held the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment;

Xia Yuanji, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and Yu Xin, the cabinet minister, no longer held the title of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs;

Wang Qian was promoted to the Zuotongzheng of the General Affairs Department and appointed as the Minister of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Left Minister of the Household Affairs Department. The vacant position of Zuotongzheng of the General Affairs Department will be verified and recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Procuratorate before being submitted to the cabinet for review."

"The Emperor of Heaven has given this edict: Yang Shiqi is loyal, upright, and honest in academic affairs of the Hanlin Academy. Since he joined the co-organizer, he has been quick-thinking and has a good reputation. His achievements should be considered as a sign of his merit. He has been awarded the title of Bachelor and has been admitted to the Wenhua Palace to assist the government.

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Yang Shiqi has joined the cabinet!

Thirty-five-year-old Yang Shiqi is now ranked among the best?

As the person involved, Yang Shiqi had a calm face. He knelt on the ground and received the order to thank him. Xie Jin looked at him not far away and was jealous. He knew in his heart how Yang Shiqi got the position of cabinet minister. Zheng Yi was Yang Shiqi's.

Submitting a certificate of honor and joining the cabinet was the emperor's return gift to Yang Shiqi.

As for Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, who were the ministers of Zhu Yunwen's latent residence, they are still nothing now. The authority of the Ministry of War has long been taken away by the General Staff Office and the Fifth Army Office, and they have become completely civilian departments and the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

It seems that he has great power, but the emergence of the cabinet has already taken away most of the personnel appointment power of the Ministry of Personnel.

The only thing these Liubu Hall officials can do is to do their job honestly and honestly. Who still thinks that they are in a high position and can be arrogant and unrestrained?

By the way, there are now five cabinet ministers in the cabinet?

Xie Jin's heart suddenly jumped.

The one on Bao Zhao’s head is the Grand Bachelor of Fengtian Palace, Yu Xin is the Grand Bachelor of Wenhua Palace, Zhu Di is the Grand Bachelor of Wuying Palace, plus Fang Xiaoru and Yang Shiqi who hold the Grand Bachelor’s title. Among the five people, the Imperial Party already accounts for two.

Location!

Although Zhu Di never enters the Wenhua Palace to work, at the end of each year when the cabinet reviews the regulations of the six ministries and reviews the fiscal expenditures for the following year, Zhu Di will show up.

Xie Jin suddenly understood the emperor's deep intention in establishing the cabinet and general staff office.

The cabinet is superior to the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple, and has the highest administrative power. The General Staff Office and the Fifth Military Office check and balance military power. Zhu Yunwen only needs to balance the cabinet. Even if he never goes to court, the country's military power will be

It's all in his hands!

Emperor Taizu abolished the prime minister and strengthened the centralization of power among the six ministries. However, the central government was too big, with thousands of officials in the capital, and it was impossible for Emperor Taizu to control everything. Zhu Yunwen established a small court to control the center. He only needed

Controlling this small court indirectly controls the entire world!

The emperor had been on the throne for more than two years, his military power had been consolidated, his throne was gradually stabilized, and he had gained the prestige of the southwest and North Korea, so he finally started to attack the court.

The Hanlin Academy of Academic Affairs is the assistant minister of the cabinet, and the candidate echelon for the six department officials. Now among the Hanlin Academy of Academic Affairs, Zhu Gaochi, a royal clan member, has begun to appear. I am afraid that one day, sooner or later, the emperor will really seize all the power in the world to him.

Inside one's hand!

If I, Xie Jin, don't work hard, I'm afraid I will be surpassed by the current backward people.

"Today the results are released, and I am ranked among the top three. My Ming Dynasty has gained another talented person from the country. I am very relieved."

While Xie Jin was still thinking wildly, Zhu Yunwen, who was above the royal steps, had already picked up the wine glass.

"From the time when Emperor Taizu Gao founded the world to today, when Xiange flourished all over the world, in just over thirty years, countless talents have emerged. This is the blessing of our Ming Dynasty, and it is also due to the contributions of all your ministers. I would like to thank you all

, Let’s drink together.”

Everyone in the main hall hurriedly woke up from their own thoughts, raised their wine glasses, and said, "Congratulations on this prosperous life, and congratulations to Your Majesty."

Zhu Yunwen drank happily, and when his ears were warm from the wine, Zhu Yunwen smiled and said.

"A few days ago, Liaodong escorted a batch of tax money, which amounted to 1.36 million taels. This is only the income from the first month to June. During this period, I was worried about the war in Korea and didn't pay much attention to the national tax.

Concern, Xia Yuanji."

"I'm here."

Xia Yuanji hurriedly got out of the queue and bowed to wait for orders.

"Today is a good day for your promotion. I ask you, do you estimate how much income we can have this year and next year."

Although Xia Yuanji didn't know why Zhu Yunwen suddenly brought this up, he still thought about it carefully before reporting.

"If there are no disasters or floods in the next three months, this year's annual income should be about 40 million taels of silver, of which the cash amount should be 14 million taels."

Zhu Yun groaned and waved to Xia Yuanji to take his seat.

"In this way, our Ming Dynasty's treasury is becoming more and more sufficient."

Yu Xin's heart suddenly jumped.

A few days ago, the emperor just granted Longjiang Shipyard and Firearms Bureau 10 million taels of cash. Grandpa, what do you want to do?

"My Ming Dynasty has become increasingly prosperous and powerful. I have always believed that it is the merits of the ministers and ministers all over the world. I want to increase the salary of my ministers and ministers of the Ming Dynasty."

Increase salary!

Some of the low-ranking imperial officials sitting at the end of the table almost burst into tears and shouted the words "Emperor Dad, I love you."

Jie Jin frowned.

The emperor wanted to collect taxes from officials. Xie Jin always thought that Emperor Zhu Yunwen was more stingy than Taizu. Why did he suddenly want to increase the officials' salaries?
Chapter completed!