Chapter 193 The Heroes of the Imperial Examination

"The Ming Dynasty is really lucky to have His Majesty, but His Majesty's strength is also the sorrow of scholars all over the world."

Liang Chu smiled bitterly, seeing such a strong and domineering emperor like Zhu Houzhao, the scholars of this generation could no longer be arrogant.

He had no doubt at all that Zhu Houzhao could keep his word. He sent a large number of civil servants to Liaodong to cultivate land and open up wasteland. There was nothing else Zhu Houzhao did not dare to do.

"The scholars all over the world have gone astray. They always think that after passing the exam, they can do whatever they want without restraint."

"As everyone knows, the Golden List only gives them the qualification to enter the officialdom. Being an official and serving the people's parents is not for them to be obsessed with enjoyment and not want to serve the country."

"The imperial court supports them, but they don't want to pay anything. So what's the use of the imperial court? The imperial court's money doesn't come from strong winds."

Zhu Houzhao said indifferently, extremely unhappy with the old customs left over from the past.

Scholars can be superior, and officials can do whatever they want. Who sets the rules? Who gives them the power? Who gives them the courage?

This is the Zhengde Dynasty, and this is Zhu Houzhao's world. Those who do not like him cannot exist.

Two words: No!

With Liu Jingyu in front of them, all the candidates were no longer so nervous and rushed to express their views on being an official.

"Students believe that as an official, you should be upright and honest, be honest and honest, love the people, be loyal to the country, and be unswervingly determined."

Of course, most of them are just like Liu Jingyu. They only follow the script and use the basic moral sentiments of being an official to talk about things, without any ideas of their own.

Liu Jingyu, who had a close personal relationship with Yang Shen, was the first to speak.

Zhu Houzhao was not satisfied with Liu Jingyu's answer, but the officials felt that Liu Jingyu's answer was very good. After all, the basic moral cultivation of an official is to be honest, to know how to love the people, and to know how to serve the country with loyalty.

Liang Chu reluctantly agreed, then resigned and left, selecting 1,500 Jinshi. The huge workload was enough to keep him busy.

In particular, Sun Yuanying and Zhao Dezhu believed that as an official, you should strive to strengthen the country and expand territory. They were deeply influenced by Wang Yangming's reforms and were considered to be solid hawks.

The thought is very simple, and even caused many students to laugh out loud. Isn't it funny that high-minded scholars care about whether the common people can have enough to eat?

However, Zhu Houzhao admired this candidate named Zhao Dezhu very much. What Ming Dynasty needs is such a person who truly cares about the country and the people.

After talking for a while, he said nothing at all. Anyone can shout slogans, but what he wanted was obviously not such an unoriginal answer.

Following Liu Jin's shout, 1,500 candidates who had been waiting for a long time poured into the hall like a tide. The crowd was so crowded that it seemed extremely crowded, and the neatly arranged ministers couldn't help but scatter to both sides.

After all, he wants usable talents. No matter how many exams he takes, it is more effective to test the candidates' abilities than to conduct interviews in person.

"Xuan, all the candidates come to the hall."

Stepping into the highest power center of the Ming Dynasty, all the candidates were either nervous, serious, or feeling extremely novel.

Zhu Houzhao did not follow the routine, directly skipped the re-examination and the test, and had an unprecedented interview. Such a novel and weird approach made many candidates who were used to the normal imperial examination routine somewhat uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty said so"

The candidates made a grand salute, and their manners and expressions were flawless compared to those of other ministers. They had all been practiced in advance.

Why be an official?

From a high level, of course, it means serving the country with loyalty, doing more for the people, and contributing to the prosperity of the country.

Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Do all living beings have different opinions?"

The candidates were immediately stunned by such a direct question.

"Students see Your Majesty, long live our Emperor!"

"Plain body."

The palace examination was divided into two parts: re-examination and test-taking. However, Zhu Houzhao thought it was too troublesome, so he simply skipped the re-examination and took the test, directly summoning the 1,500 selected candidates.

Not only were these fifteen hundred candidates outstanding in their knowledge, but their character could also stand the test. Jin Yiwei took action and directly investigated their backgrounds clearly.

All the candidates looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to answer Zhu Houzhao's question. After all, this question was too difficult. No matter how they answered, it was impossible to satisfy the emperor.

What can the world do to him?

Only the answers from Yang Shen, Lan Tian, ​​Feng Xun, Shi Tianzhu, Xia Bangmo, Cheng Qichong, Lan Tian, ​​Zhu Yunming, Shi Ru, Wen Yuming, Sun Yuanying, Zhao Dezhu, Qian Buzheng, Che Zilong and others satisfied Zhu Houzhao.

"What are you doing as officials?"

Although this move was unexpected, Liang Chu, Fei Hong, Wang Hao and others strongly opposed it, but Zhu Houzhao persisted, and the ministers had no choice but to agree to it.

A very formulaic answer. Before entering the officialdom, which official did not take honesty and loyalty to serve the country as his code of conduct, but how many of them can really stick to it to the end?

Regarding Liu Jingyu's scripted answer, Zhu Houzhao only had two words: "Haha."

Zhu Houzhao was also very satisfied with this, and without further fuss, he immediately decided to select 1,500 candidates as the final candidates for the imperial examination.

Above the main hall, Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair, while the ministers stood in silence, and a unique palace examination began.

In my mind, I quickly removed Liu Jingyu from the list of key trainees. This kind of pedantic person who can only follow the script and doesn't know how to adapt is not of high training value, and he can barely be used.

In essence, being an official is to be superior to the people in the world, to enjoy all the glory and wealth, to collect countless gold and silver treasures, and to achieve a great change and great leap in status.

The admitted candidates are selected, and then comes the palace examination to determine the top three candidates in the palace examination.

The examiners headed by Liang Chu continued to screen, and Jin Yiwei was responsible for investigating the background of many candidates, and finally selected 1,500 qualified candidates.

The latter believed that the first thing an official should do was to feed the people. Although the Ming Dynasty was said to have a vast land and abundant resources, there were always many beggars and homeless people.

Prepare to use the "interview" method to determine the top three candidates in this imperial examination.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at all the candidates and said: "Before the palace examination begins, I have a question to ask you?"

If the answer is wrong, they may even be deprived of the qualification to enter the imperial examination. You must know that they are still taking part in the palace examination. Only after passing the palace examination can they be regarded as true Jinshi and step into the officialdom.

Sun Yuanying and Zhao Dezhu, the knowledge of these two people is not very outstanding among the candidates, and they can barely rank in the middle. However, Zhu Houzhao has already determined that among the three people in the first class, they must have a place.

He needed to mold the ideas and concepts held by these two people into models to change various bad habits among the Ming Dynasty officialdom and scholar groups.

The fifth update is here!

Note: Sun Yuanying and Zhao Dezhu are self-created characters, not historical figures. A book without even several self-created characters has no soul. Book friends, please do not combine it with history.
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