The Prosperous Era of Longwan

On the second day, Wei Guangde came to the Ministry of Rites to take over official duties.

In the lobby, he casually picked up the first book on the pile of documents lying beside him, flipped through it and looked at it. Then he nodded, picked up the seal of the Ministry of Etiquette next to him and stamped it directly.

The document was submitted from below, and the opinions of Guo Xiyan, the former Zuo Zhongyun of Zuo Chunfang, and Wu Yu, the head of the Ministry of Rites, on the preferential treatment given by the new dynasty have been verified.

Guo Xiyan, courtesy name Zhongyu, was a native of Fengcheng County, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. In the 39th year of Jiajing's reign, he wrote a letter proposing to appoint a crown prince but disobeyed the imperial decree and was ordered to be executed by Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty.

Wei Guangde was not in the capital when he was killed, but after he came back, he learned the cause and effect. It was because of his low evaluation by the Beijing Police that he resented his fellow villager Yan Song, and later wrote a big-character poster to "frame him."

But no matter what, Guo Xiyan supported King Yu's ascension to the throne, so he should be compensated according to the "Jiajing Legacy Edict" drafted by Xu Jie.

In accordance with the court's policy, this time the local prefectures and counties investigated the situation of the Guo family to determine who in the family enjoyed shelter.

In fact, his performance had made King Yu worried for a while, and perhaps it was because of this that he was deeply impressed.

Shortly after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he was posthumously named Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple.

The Guo family reported that Guo Xiyan's son Guo Yu, in accordance with the rules previously set by the court, had his son Guo Yu as the son of the country.

Wu Yu, the head of the Ministry of Rites, had an earlier incident. He was fighting for the title of Shizong's father in the early Jiajing period and died under the imperial staff.

As for whether Wu Yu should receive preferential treatment, there was a dispute in the Ministry of Rites last year. After all, it involved a dispute over the "national foundation". In the end, it was approved by Emperor Longqing.

After all, it was the title given to Emperor Longqing's grandfather. Most officials in the Ministry of Rites did not support the preferential treatment of Wu Yu, fearing that it would cause the emperor's dissatisfaction.

However, although Wu Yu also received preferential treatment, his conviction was not overturned, and naturally he was not pursued.

According to Emperor Longqing's comments, "Although Yu was guilty, he did not deserve to die under the imperial staff."

These were actually decided before Wei Guangde came to the Ministry of Rites, but each family needed to confirm who would enter the Imperial Academy, which was considered half-foot in officialdom.

Naturally, Wei Guangde didn't bother to take care of what was decided. He just stamped it and sent it out, and someone sent a reply to let the two of them go to jail.

After that, Wei Guangde continued to process the documents left over from the past two days.

Time flies, and a few days pass. Emperor Longqing returns to the capital. Officials in the capital, led by Li Chunfang, greet him and the capital is restored to its original appearance.

After Wei Guangde was in the Ministry of Rites, he was naturally responsible for the subsequent palace examinations.

But there are rules, and Wei Guangde doesn't want to ask too many questions. He just needs to nod his approval when he reports.

"Master, there is news from the Ministry of War about the general named Li Chengliang you asked me to pay attention to."

On this day, Wei Guangde was reading official documents in the duty room. Lu Bu came in and reported in a low voice.

"what news?"

Wei Guangde put down the paperwork in his hand, raised his head and asked.

"Wei Xue, the governor of Liaodong, once promoted Li Chengliang, the general of the Dangerous Mountains, as the deputy chief of the army. He was still in charge of the affairs of the generals. The commander of the army was brave enough to wear the crown, and he was arrested by the censor."

Lu Bu replied softly.

"Dai Guan? What did he do?"

Wei Guangde said strangely that although he did not know this person, the situation in Liaodong was complicated, but Wei Guangde had the impression when he read miscellaneous books in the late Ming Dynasty.

Many of the people who were impeached in Liaodong were dedicated to serving the imperial court, while most of those who were promoted and made money in Liaodong were officials for their families. Therefore, in the late Ming Dynasty, Liaodong was almost a team of warlords who listened to orders but not propaganda.

And Li Chengliang seems to be one of the representative figures.

Wei Guangde was naturally interested in Dai Guan, who was replaced by Li Chengliang, and wanted to ask what happened.

"It seems that Governor Wei discovered that this person was secretly trading iron tools with the Jurchens, and that he was also deducting military pay."

Lu Bu only paid attention to Li Chengliang and didn't pay much attention to Dai Guan, so naturally he could only make a general statement.

When Wei Guangde heard that he was trading iron weapons, he instantly lost interest in him.

Not to mention, at this time, it was actually forbidden for those generals to trade some prohibited items with outsiders.

With such a status as military generals, most of them have little pursuits, so similar to eunuchs, most of them like yellow and white things.

Everyone likes yellow and white things, but some are found and punished, while others live a peaceful life.

It is common in border towns to use their power to divert materials and make profits.

"What does the Ministry of War mean?"

Wei Guangde asked casually.

"The Ministry of War has no objections and should report this matter soon."

Lu Bu replied.

"Well, I understand. Pay more attention to this person in the future."

Wei Guangde gave an order and then lowered his head to read the document.

Two days later, in the Huangji Hall, Emperor Longqing passed the ceremony and installed the prince Zhu Yijun as the crown prince. He ordered Duke Zhu Xizhong to be the chief envoy, and Xu Jie, the bachelor of Chijie, to be the deputy envoy. He held the book and paid homage to the Wenhua Hall.

In the side hall of Wenhua Hall, Wei Guangde watched Feng Bao guide Zhu Yijun to kneel down. Xu Jie opened the book and read aloud: "The foundation of all nations belongs to Yuan Liang. The main weapon belongs to the eldest son. I respectfully honor Jing Ming." The picture of Si Fu Pi is far away from the past, and the early writings are closely related to the inheritance of the ancestors. The marriage follows the order of heaven and the official Chu Weizier. Yuanzi's daily expression is pure and the sky is unique and auspicious, and Hongzhu shines brightly. As a talisman, Yu Delong Tower promised to cooperate with the successor and leave, and it was awarded to you with a treasure to establish him as the crown prince in the East Palace."

Zhu Yijun was still young and actually didn't understand what this was doing at this time, but he also knew that what he was reading was a reward given to him by his father.

Although he was a little surprised as to why it wasn't jewelry, jade or anything interesting, he still knelt down to listen and then stood up to thank him and took the treasure book handed over by Xu Jie.

But he is still a child after all, so he can’t help but turn over and play with the treasure book in his hands.

At the end of the registration ceremony, when all the officials exited the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Yijun saw Wei Guangde walking out and hurriedly ran to him in three steps and two steps at a time, grabbing his sleeve.

When Wei Guangde bent down, he whispered to him: "Master Wei, did my father give me this thing so that I can learn to read?"

At this time, Feng Bao had already followed and wanted to take the prince away. Wei Guangde smiled at him, waved his hand, and then whispered a few words in Zhu Yijun's ear.

"Huh? Really?"

Zhu Yijun was shocked when he heard this and asked in a voice.

Wei Guangde smiled and nodded, pointing to the exiting officials in front and said: "They will all accompany you."

"But I don't like them. They only teach me to do this and that, but I can't play. Only my big partner can accompany me, and he will listen to me no matter how I play."

Zhu Yijun said with a little tangle on his face.

"Then you have to find a way to make them listen to you."

When Wei Guangde heard the second half of Zhu Yijun's words, he suddenly felt that Feng Bao seemed to have indulged the prince too much.

When Zhu Yijun was lost in thought, Wei Guangde pulled Feng Bao aside and whispered: "Eunuch Feng, here at the prince's place, let's go back to play. In the inner study hall, we should teach some things first, and we can't teach everything." Just follow his wishes, it’s not good to be too arrogant.”

"Hey, Mr. Wei, didn't you tell the emperor and the prince to let him play before he came out of the cabinet? Didn't you suppress him?

You don’t know, the empress often comes here and punishes the prince when he sees him playing around. I can only take him to avoid people so that I can have fun for a while. "

Wei Guangde doesn't think that children as young as three or four years old should learn any rules. Children of any age should have fun playing to their heart's content.

When he was in Prince Yu's Mansion, Zhu Yijun, who was only two years old, was restless and liked to run around in the Prince's Mansion. You could often see Feng Bao chasing after him with his waist bent.

"That's it. Then I'll find an opportunity to talk to His Majesty. It's best to set a time every day for the prince to play as much as he wants. At other times, he should abide by the rules and not let him develop the habit of playing away from others."

Wei Guangde thought in his heart that he had to go back and talk to Emperor Longqing about this matter.

In fact, it would be best if parents can play with Zhu Yijun at this time, but Emperor Longqing definitely doesn't have time. If he has that time, he might as well recruit a few beauties to come over. As for Concubine Li Guifei, she just gave birth to a prince, so she probably doesn't have time either. Prince Li.

Seeing that the people were almost gone, Wei Guangde said to Feng Bao again: "Eunuch Feng, please take the prince back. The prince is naughty, so just pay more attention to his safety.

I have to go back to Huangji Palace now, there is still a decree there."

Wei Guangde hurried out of the Wenhua Hall and rushed to the Huangji Hall, and finally caught up with the others when he was almost there.

Today is the day when the crown prince is enthroned. In addition to bestowing treasures on the crown, the "Edict of the World" is also issued. In fact, it is a notice drafted by the Hanlin Academy to inform the people of the world.

Kneeling in the Huangji Hall, Wei Guangde heard the sound of the decree being read out.

"Since ancient times, the emperors have been serving the emperor and the people have longed for eternal prosperity. They have always respected the founding of the Yuan Dynasty and established the second crown prince. Therefore, the foundation of the country is closely related to the people's hearts. When I ascended to the great treasure, the civil and military ministers immediately asked me to establish the crown prince. I regard my son as the crown prince. At the end of the Young Chong period, the ceremonial officials reviewed the Yi Dian of the previous dynasty and asked for advice again and again, but it was difficult to refuse. The auspicious date was announced to the Tiandi Zong Temple and Sheji, and he was awarded a book of treasure and established as the crown prince.

Princes, generals, lieutenants and other princes from all over the country who are diligent in their personal cultivation, eager to learn, filial to their relatives and elders, and upright and harmonious to the clan, who are able to inspire the world, may they be rewarded with official reports and reports.

After a long dynasty and seeing that the princess' descendants were aspiring scholars, Xu Yin's son was sent to prison to study.

Since March 11, the second year of Longqing, all officials, soldiers and civilians who have committed crimes other than capital crimes, missed opportunities, embezzlement, torture and sneaking into the capital to spy on adultery, cheating and stealing a certain amount of money and food will not be pardoned, and the rest have been Discovered, not discovered, corrected, not corrected, forgiven, anyone who dares to forgive the previous incident will be punished for his crime."

After that, regulations such as exemptions and reductions in money, food, taxes, and exemptions were implemented in various places to create a sense of joy for the whole world.

Wei Guangde had read the edict in advance and knew that the old academics at the Hanlin Academy had written thousands of words in a eloquent manner, so he just lowered his head and listened.

Just when he felt a little sore in his knees, he finally heard the last words read from above.

"The edict was issued to China and foreign countries, and the envoys heard about it."

"I obey the order."

Xu Jie's old voice sounded, and then all the officials shouted: "Long live, long live, long live, long live."

On that day, the entire capital was in a state of jubilation, including the atmosphere deliberately created by the powerful dignitaries in Beijing, and the people rejoicing because of the reduction of money and food and the general amnesty.

This atmosphere spread from the capital to other prefectures and counties, and all parts of the Ming Dynasty would be immersed in it in the next ten days.

After that, the imperial examination was finally issued, with Xu Jie, a bachelor of Jianji Hall, Chen Yiqin, a bachelor of Wuyingdian, Zhang Juzheng, a bachelor of Wuyingdian, Yang Bo, the Minister of Official Affairs, Lei Li, the Minister of Industry, Ma Sen, the Minister of Household Affairs, Huo Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Ting, Wei Guangde, Yushi of Zuodu, Yin Shizhen, Li Bangzhen, and various officials who read the records.

As for Li Chunfang's absence as a document reader, it was because he had fallen ill in the past few days.

The general examination is not only a test of the candidates' knowledge and physical fitness, but also a test for the examiner.

The only thing that changed was that after the edict was issued, the scholar Chen Yiqin asked to evade the imperial examination because his son also participated in the palace examination. After Emperor Longqing rejected the memorial, Chen Yiqin submitted another memorial and accepted it.

In the palace examination in the second year of Longqing, the test questions set by Emperor Longqing were no surprise, saying: "I am the one who rules the world, promotes change and brings order, and has a multi-faceted government. However, focusing on agriculture, military management, and repairs are the most important ones."

This question requires candidates to comprehensively discuss the strategies for governing the country from the two major aspects of "agriculture" and "military preparations."

Obviously, although Emperor Longqing still insisted on "taking agriculture as the basis", he seemed to pay more attention to military preparations. The Shizhou Massacre had a huge impact on him.

As for the rankings in the Imperial Examination, they still follow the unspoken rules of the examiners. The rankings are generally based on the results of the general examination, and a part of the answer sheets will be submitted to the emperor for inspection.

As for the question "How to fight external aggression and internal peace", let alone tribute students, even if they take the exam in the court, the answers will be varied.

More than ten papers were drawn from the top, and several more were drawn from the top three. A total of seventeen papers were submitted, and Xu Jie took all the paper readers to the Zhongji Hall.

However, what worried everyone still happened. Emperor Longqing was not satisfied with these examination papers after reading them, and he was still unable to decide on the candidate for the top prize.

After a long time, Emperor Longqing finally said: "Bring the loose scroll to the front, and I will take a look at it."

Obviously, the emperor did not agree with the rankings set by the record readers, and everyone's eyes fell on Xu Jie involuntarily.

Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen just looked at each other quietly, and they could see the helplessness in each other.

The examination also tests policy theory. In fact, the articles written by Huang Fengxiang, Zhao Zhigao and others were also very good, at least Wei Guangde thought they were pretty good.

Emperor Longqing didn't know whether he was targeting Xu Jie or slapping him in the face.

After all, Li Chunfang, the chief examiner of the general examination, is not here. He is still the deputy chief examiner.

Soon, a chamberlain brought the palace examination papers, and Emperor Longqing actually looked through them himself, instead of letting Xu Jie choose them, he just read them one by one.

The palace examination papers were all arranged according to ranking. Emperor Longqing's view made Wei Guangde secretly relieved, and he only hoped that he would find a paper he liked as soon as possible.

He couldn't imagine how big of a blow it would be to him and Li Chunfang if they couldn't find a qualified number one paper after reading all the more than 300 examination papers.

Well, from this moment on, Wei Guangde inevitably felt a sense of fear about the proctoring exam.

When I took the exam in the past, I just hoped that if I could pass the paper, I would be thankful.

Unexpectedly, now that his position has been reversed and he has become the person marking papers, he is still worried.

"Um?"

After looking through several examination papers, Emperor Longqing seemed to have seen a suitable paper, and he couldn't help but said: "I heard that the ruler of the world must be able to rule the world with peace and quiet, and then he must make clear decisions. If we work together in parallel, we can gain the world's real merits."

"It's up to him to open the seal."

After reading the entire volume, Emperor Longqing finally spoke.

The seal was opened, and Luo Wanhua, who was originally ranked second and fifteenth, suddenly became the number one scholar in the Wuchen Division in the second year of Longqing. (End of chapter)