First Prince of Ming Dynasty

On the second day, the approximate ranking came out, and Zhu Biao led people to check it again. Except for the top three No. 1 Scholar Tanhua, all the 36 people in the first class were Jinshi and No. 2, and the 64 people in the second class were Jinshi. , 200 people in the top three were given the same background as Jinshi, and Jin Tao from Korea is one of the top three.

After being admitted as a Jinshi, you basically come to the end of the imperial examination. Normally, a small number of people who rank first and second can directly enter the Imperial Academy and stay in the capital. Less money, more affairs, but quick promotion.

When you come to the Imperial Academy, it's not just as simple as receiving a salary. Here, officials can get a lot of training and have the opportunity to learn about the handling of the entire imperial court's government affairs. You can stand on a higher position to consider the problem. For these people, the imperial court trained them as central ministers and officials of the frontier.

Most of the people who came from second-class Jinshi who were ranked later could only be assigned as county magistrates or other official positions. If you are lucky, you can be selected soon, but if you are unlucky, you have to wait slowly.

However, none of this year's candidates can stay in the capital directly, and they all have to go to Shanxi with Zhu Biao. This is also their last chance to make a comeback. As long as they can get Zhu Biao's favor, then it doesn't matter what his background is.

Another day later, the list was released, and the new scholars came to meet at the gate of the palace. In order to make a good start, the imperial court gave these new scholars a lot of face, especially the top three, and the emperor granted them crowns and robes.

As for the champion Lang Guo Chong, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a horse to parade through the streets. He was seen wearing a golden flower black gauze hat, a big red robe, a hand-picked imperial edict in his hand, and a red-maned horse with a golden saddle on his feet. In particular, the signs all say Quiet, Avoidance, Jinshi Jiji and so on.

In the afternoon, a Jinshi banquet was given, and the crown prince invited all the new Jinshi for him. Zhu Biao pulled himself together and almost convinced the Jinshi with his perfect posture. As for how to tell, they were all kneeling and crying. Are you convinced?

In fact, Zhu Biao didn’t need to do too much. As long as someone came to visit and praised him for his good writing, the scholars would be moved to tears, especially the ones in Yijia. Zhu Biao had read them all himself. Of course I can say something.

Now the benefits of the prosperity of Confucianism are reflected, Zhu Biao doesn't need to do anything, these scholars have already vowed in their hearts that they will help His Highness the Crown Prince to achieve great things in the future, and the compatibility of monarchs and ministers has become a good story that has been handed down from generation to generation.

Scholars are best at things like yy. Of course, this is just their current thoughts. People will change. They are just white bodies now, and they have not tasted the joy of power. They still have more pursuits in their hearts.

Zhu Biao focused on talking with Guo Chong, Zhang Fan, Wu Bozong, and Li Jin. These four are the talents that Zhu Biao thinks are very good. Maybe it's because of being ugly, so I have low self-esteem.

Zhang Fan looks very good, and is the youngest among the four, but his writing is very sophisticated, which shows that it is still very valuable for cultivation.

Wu Bozong is not suitable for being an official. His mentality is average, and he did not perform well in the test due to nervousness, but he has a good understanding of astronomy, and Zhu Zhizhi has surpassed his development in this area in history.

Li Jin is an unexpected talent. His classics are average, but his theory is outstanding, especially in the palace examination. Although he is only at the end of the first grade, Zhu Biao likes people who can do practical things.

In the next few days, Zhu Biao didn't care much, just waiting for the big wedding in the East Palace. This is a serious matter, even Zhu Yuanzhang is watching.

Until the day before the big wedding, when Zhu Biao got up to eat, he asked Liu Jin, who was waiting on the sidelines: Yan Shenggong hasn't entered Beijing yet? Didn't you mean that he went outside the city yesterday?

Liu Jin bowed and said, Not yet, it looks like I'm going to Beijing tomorrow, Lord, this Yan Shenggong won't make any troubles on your wedding day, right? Why don't you go down and make arrangements?

Zhu Biao took a bite of prawns, Kong Xixue should have gone to Beijing yesterday, even if he had to meet some old friends, he should have arrived today, it was obvious that he was trying to make something happen by delaying so much

But it doesn't matter, being able to become Yan Shenggong means that he has no problem with his brain. Now he is coming to Beijing to intercede. If he dares to destroy the crown prince's wedding, he will hand over the handle of the knife to Zhu Yuanzhang and respectfully beg the emperor to kill him. the Kongs.

Zhu Biao put down his chopsticks and said, No need, Lord Yansheng is probably going to give me a very good gift.

If you can't be hard, you have to be soft. There is nothing good in the Confucius family for thousands of years. If Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't accept astrological changes, doesn't he accept auspiciousness?

Just make up a good story, say that Kong Sheng appeared, who can do anything to them, and then present it on the day of the crown prince's wedding. Give me face.

Of course, this gift must be extremely precious, otherwise it would not be what they want to make Zhu Yuanzhang angry and take revenge afterwards. This is imperial power, and giving gifts has to be racked.

But Zhu Biao was very curious, what kind of gift Kong Xixue was going to give, and he concluded that both father and son would accept it willingly, but unfortunately nothing could change their father and son's will.

The Kong family took it for granted, probably because of the habit of passing on for thousands of years. After so many troubled times and dynasty changes, the descendants of Kong Sheng Miao are still passed down by blood. This makes them a little too optimistic, thinking that bleeding can dispel the will of the emperor .

Zhu Biao set off for the imperial study, the East Palace was very chaotic now, there were palace ladies and eunuchs and officials from the Ministry of Rites making arrangements everywhere, which made Zhu Biao a little upset.

After Zhu Biao walked all the way, he found that not only his East Palace, but the entire imperial palace was busy. There were auspicious dragon and phoenix patterns everywhere, and red and bright yellow ribbons were tied to the branches.

Seeing these, Zhu Biao gave him a headache. He didn’t do anything two days ago, but he was listening to the attendant of the Ministry of Rites telling him about the etiquette of the big wedding. It took two days to succeed.

Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to his son's big marriage. After all, marrying his first wife is an extremely important matter. Even if this person is gone in the future, Zhu Biao's remarriage will only be a second wife, and it is impossible to do it so grandly.

The emperor deliberately ordered the Ministry of Rituals to review the etiquette of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it must be perfect. The result is that when Zhu Biao crosses the gate, which leg to take first is determined, and it has its meaning.

However, Zhu Biao was also married for the first time in his two lifetimes, so he didn't resist anything. It's just a matter of these few days. .

Zhu Biao wandered around for more than an hour before Zhu Yuanzhang came out of the court meeting. After seeing his son, the old Zhu waved happily and said, When we married your mother, we didn't have such a pomp like you.

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I checked the etiquette of the prince's wedding, it's super complicated and it's all in traditional characters, but it's very interesting...