Chapter 95 Little Heizi

Chapter 95 Little Heizi

Chapter 95 Little Heizi

Hai Rui went to take the exam and Zhu Zaigui no longer paid attention to him. Naturally, his behavior was soon reported to Emperor Jiajing.

On the day when Zhu Zaigui met Hai Rui by chance, a spy had already compiled all of Zhu Zaigui's movements that day into intelligence and submitted it to Huang Jin.

Huang Jin also knew that Emperor Jiajing was very concerned about Prince Yu's movements, so he reported it directly without any concealment.

Of course, the situation where a father monitors his son is not because the father is worried about his son, but because the father and his son cannot meet, so he uses this spy method of monitoring ministers to monitor his son. The purpose is also to understand what his son is doing and thinking recently.

So when Zhu Zaigui sent Hai Rui to Gao Gong, Emperor Jiajing also knew about the existence of Hai Rui.

But Emperor Jiajing was also curious about why Zhu Zaigui fell in love with this little black guy from Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Emperor Jiajing was also a person with a bad taste. Although he had never met Hai Rui, through Huang Jin's information, Emperor Jiajing knew that Hai Rui was a man with dark skin and not very tall. So he gave Hai Rui the nickname "Little Blackie" in his mind.

As for the reason why Hai Rui had dark skin and was short, it was due to the latitude of Hainan. It was close to the tropics, and the ultraviolet rays there were much stronger than in other places. In addition, there were many mountains and little land, and the economy was underdeveloped. Therefore, many people were generally short due to malnutrition for generations.

To change this situation, it will take at least two or three generations of high nutritional intake and the integration of northern and southern genes to gradually increase the height of people in the south who are short to a normal level of about 1.78 meters.

However, now is not the time to consider these issues. After all, with the current productivity of the Ming Dynasty, it is already a remarkable achievement to ensure that all the people of the Ming Dynasty have enough food to eat.

If we still wishfully want to increase the overall nutritional intake of the general public, that would be simply a fantasy.

Anyway, it is impossible within the next thirty to fifty years, unless the Ming Dynasty also experiences a big explosion of industrial revolution.

Unfortunately, the development of industry also requires sedimentation. Now, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or Europe, which is in the midst of the Age of Discovery, the exploration of industry is still proceeding in confusion.

No one could have known that their civilization would undergo a technological revolution two hundred years later that would surpass the previous thousands of years.

"That little black guy also entered the examination room?"

Emperor Jiajing sat on a golden tent cushion, meditating while asking Huang Jin, who was serving him.

Huang Jin exclaimed, very confused. Who is Xiao Heizi?
After hearing Huang Jin's reaction, Emperor Jiajing also laughed and said, "I am talking about Hai Rui."

Huang Jin then realized that Hai Rui had become a villain in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing.

Huang Jin replied softly, "Yes, Your Majesty, Hai Rui also entered the examination room today, and it was Gao Gong who sent him there."

Emperor Jiajing said, "Where is San'er?"

Huang Jin said: "Prince Yu went to Shunyi."

When Emperor Jiajing heard that Zhu Zaigui had gone to Shunyi again, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He knew very well why Zhu Zaigui went to Shunyi.

After all, there were many spies from the East Factory in the Shunyi Industrial Park, and Emperor Jiajing was well aware of everything that happened there.

Emperor Jiajing said, "It's good to go to Shunyi. San'er is sensible and considerate of me. I really look forward to what new things San'er will come up with."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "Prince Yu is very intelligent and very much like the Emperor. And Immortal Lan also said last time that Prince Yu might have been enlightened by Master Zhang in his dream, so it is normal for Prince Yu to produce any rare treasures now."

Emperor Jiajing said: "Yes, ever since San'er was overly sad about the prince's affairs, he has changed a lot. He is no longer as dull as before, and has become more lively. I am very pleased. It would be great if I could meet him." At this point, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but sigh. In his heart, he was still worried about his meeting with his son.

After all, the death of the crown prince and other younger sons had already caused Emperor Jiajing to feel a lot of anxiety in his heart, and he couldn't help but worry that he would follow in his cousin's footsteps and die without an heir.

If a side branch inherits the throne by then, who knows how his own records will be written.

Emperor Jiajing was also very clear about how his cousin's Veritable Records were written. Although he tacitly approved some of the contents, the Hanlin scholars who wrote the Veritable Records were so unscrupulous in slandering it. This shows how difficult it was for an emperor without a son to maintain his reputation after his death.

Moreover, Emperor Jiajing is now determined to become an immortal. If he wants to become an immortal, he must not have any stain behind him.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was still very superstitious about Tao Zhongwen's prophecy of "two dragons never meeting each other", fearing that he would really kill his own child again.

The examination was divided into three sessions, one session every three days. The first session was on the ninth day, the second session was on the twelfth day, and the third session was on the fifteenth day. The examination items in the three sessions included essays from the Four Books, five-character eight-rhyme poems, essays from the Five Classics, and policy questions.

Those who passed the examination were called Gongshi, and the first one was called Huiyuan.

At this point, one has almost secured the status of a Jinshi. Unless there is a huge mistake along the way, there will no longer be any "gongshi" who fails the exam.

After all, with the status of a tribute scholar, one can immediately participate in the subsequent palace examination, which is supervised by the emperor himself, and the best candidates will be selected as Jinshi, commonly known as Jinshi Jidi.

According to their performance, they were awarded the titles of "Jidi", "Bensheng" and "Tongyuansheng", and then they were released from their official positions and granted official titles.

And those Jinshi who have experienced the palace examination and those who have the same Jinshi background will also receive another great honor.

The name is - the emperor's disciple!
With this status, as long as one does not make mistakes in officialdom, even if one has no backing or help from nobles, one can still get a powerful official position of around the fifth rank.

Of course, ambitious Jinshi would not want to go this far. They would rather serve as county magistrates for two terms in the local area and then return to the capital to become a seventh-rank imperial censor.

As long as they can get to this point, coupled with their experience in local posts, even if they have no experience in the Hanlin Academy, they can at least get promoted to the second-rank provincial government or the third-rank judicial commissioner.

Some people can even be appointed as the Minister of Works or Minister of War by the Governor-General. Of course, it may be difficult to enter the cabinet.

Because starting from the late period of Emperor Yingzong's reign, there was an invisible threshold for entering the cabinet: "Only Hanlin scholars can enter the cabinet."

Therefore, for ordinary people who are not Hanlin Jinshi, being able to hold the position of Minister of Six Ministries or Chief Censor of the Censorate is already the highest position they have reached.

However, no matter how big or complicated these rules are, they have little to do with Zhu Zaigui.

Zhu Zaigui was a prince who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. As his older brothers had all died young, he had become the de facto eldest son of Emperor Jiajing.

Therefore, as long as Zhu Zaigui lives long enough, even if he lies still, there will be countless forces pushing him to the highest position.

Therefore, no matter how complicated the imperial examination was, Zhu Zaigui would not pay much attention to it.

He only needs to follow the prompts of history and place those brave men who have shone brilliantly in history in the right positions to let them shine.

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Chapter 9 will be updated around 30 o'clock. I will resume updating at : tomorrow. This holiday is really hard. I hope the emperors will not abandon me!
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