The horse's hooves fell down and passed by Li Yan, bringing a strong wind.

The war horses in the capital nowadays are all Ordos war horses brought back by Yang Fan, which are much more majestic than the war horses raised by themselves in the mainland of Ming Dynasty.

If you step on someone, you may be hurting your bones even if you step on them.

Li Yan came to Beijing to prepare for the exam and was preparing to take the imperial examination in the fourth year of Chongzhen.

This year is already the third year of Chongzhen. Next year, I will be held to enroll in the imperial examination. Mr. Li came to live in the capital and visited his father Li Jingbai's disciples, former officials, Shangguan Engong, etc. when he was an official. He tried to find some ways to make his imperial examination smoother in addition to studying hard.

After all, the imperial examinations are not a clean place, and there are too many dark spots.

After all, the educational resources in Beijing are better than anywhere else.

Moreover, although the imperial examination is one of the few ways for the lower classes to achieve class leap in China since ancient times, it is not so clean.

After all, this thing is connected to the officialdom. Every imperial examination is a battlefield where various factions in the court compete fiercely.

The number of Jinshi quotas that can be obtained will determine the number of officials in your sect in the future court.

This is the key battlefield to strengthen oneself and weaken the enemy.

If a faction fails several times and fails to send more reserve forces into the officialdom through the imperial examination, it will increase and decrease in the opponent's struggle, and ten years later, there will be big trouble.

The reason why Donglin can accomplish this is that Nanzhili often monopolizes 40% or even more than half of the imperial examination and Jinshi quotas. This is also the result achieved under the intervention of the North and South List.

If it is truly fair, just and open, I am afraid that 80% of officials will come from Jiangnan.

But this is something that the court and the emperor absolutely cannot tolerate.

Because the purpose of the imperial examination is not to select scholars, but to select officials.

No matter how good you study, it is not a reason for you to monopolize the officialdom.

The officialdom needs to balance the forces of all parties across the country, and cannot come to the southeast industrial and commercial capital group.

Li Yan's father was Li Jingbai, Minister of War of the Tianqi Dynasty, and Li Jingbai was a good official.

After becoming a Jinshi in the 41st year of Wanli, he was the first to be the magistrate of Xiajin County.

At that time, the Yellow River flowed through Xiajin County, and there were many sandy land along the coast. The sandy land could not grow crops, but the imperial court taxed it a little.

When Li Jingbai took office, he visited the old masters in the county and learned the whole story. Then he decisively submitted a memorial to explain the hardships of the people living on the former Yellow River road, and demanded that the court no longer collect land tax on sand, which was adopted.

When the local people learned about it, they were so grateful that they erected a monument to commemorate it.

Li Jingbai has the ability and ideals. During his past tenure as an official, he did many good things that are beneficial to the country and the people.

But he is also a good at scheming person.

He was very active in establishing a temple for the Duke of Wei. He was very happy to raise the rainbow farts and burned incense to express his congratulations, "Yao Tian is so majestic, and the emperor's virtue is hard to be named." He was so happy that he was promoted one after another.

In a very short time, he was promoted to the governor of Shandong, the right assistant censor of the Censorate, the young tutor of the crown prince, and the Minister of War.

Although he is an eunuch party, he is one of the few good people in the eunuch party.

He had basically never done anything bad. The only handle was to set up a temple for Duke Wei. Plus his stingy rainbow fart.

Later, he was unlucky because his rainbow fart was so outstanding.

The most powerful Tianqi Dynasty made others feel inferior.

We often say that the Internet has memories. In fact, there was no Internet in ancient times, but public opinion also had memories. As a result, by the first year of Chongzhen, he was reported to him.

At that time, it was when Chongzhen used Liu Hongxun’s cabinet as a gun envoy and pursued the eunuch party relentlessly.

At that time, people in Donglin knew that the eunuch party would easily turn themselves in after the investigation. So they didn't dare to touch the big tiger, but just caught two or three kittens.

Li Jingbai has a high official rank, but whether he has strong backstage power was originally based on flattery.

It's just right to have him. There are few sequelae.

So, he was impeached by the Donglin Party and planned to use him to fool Chongzhen. You see, we will capture a minister of the Ministry of War for you, so you can submit a job.

Chongzhen knew that his eunuch party was not of great value, but in order to open up the situation as soon as possible, he was finally convicted: "I made friends with my close servants, and I was second to the point, and I was absent for three years."

Not only was he exempted from official positions, he was also sentenced to three years in prison.

However, except for building a temple and flattering, there is no fault. Almost all officials have done these two things, and they really cannot convince the public.

So under the guidance of Li Jingbai, many people came out to speak out. Chongzhen had to allow him to lose and redeem for the people.

Chongzhen was really short of money, so he finally asked him to pay a lot of money and was exempted from punishment. He got out of here and went home.

Li Jingbai of the Chongzhen Dynasty never dared to come out again at home, but he also escaped the misfortune of the Ministers of War of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

During the 17th year of the Chongzhen Dynasty, fourteen ministers of the Ministry of War were replaced.

Among the Minister of War, seven were executed, six were dismissed and investigated, and only one was honored to retire.

Li Yan rented a small yard in Chaoyang Gate, with two maids, a book boy, and four servants, devoted himself to studying and preparing for the exam.

I was really a little frustrated today, so I went out to go shopping in the Longfu Temple commercial area to relax.

Unexpectedly, I met a Crazy Horse and almost died.

At this time, Li Yan was still in shock, but he also knew that it was the delicate little girl in front of him who saved him.

Looking at the girl, her delicate face as delicate as a flower, her face was a little hot for a moment.

He was surprised at how this little girl had such great strength.

After all, I am a man over seven feet tall. Although I am thin, I still have 130 to 40 kilograms, but I actually pulled him away in one hand.

Li Yan sorted out his clothes, bowed to Xing Jiao to the end, and said sincerely: "Miss Li Yan thanked Miss Li Yan for help."

At this time, Xing Jiao came to take a closer look at this nerd who was almost trampled to death by a horse.

She also reacted naturally in the flames of calcium carbide just now. She didn't think too much.

With a glance, I saw a handsome guy about to be trampled to death by a crazy horse.

She didn't think at all, and her first reaction was to pull him over.

Only then did Xing Jiao realize that although this nerd is a little stupid, she is so handsome. She has a very good temperament. She has never seen such a man before.

He is 1.78 meters tall, with fair skin as white as jade, his eyebrows and eyes as picturesque, and a warm smile hangs on the corner of his mouth.

He has beautiful facial features, straight nose bridge, and embarrassing eyes and charming.

The face has a three-dimensional feeling that is rare in the Han people.

The eyes were as cold as cold stars, and there seemed to be stars flowing in the deep eyes.

He is thin but has a very good figure, like a tall pine tree, setting off his quiet and tough temperament.

Xing Jiao suddenly felt a slash in her heart and she was stunned.

There are such beautiful men in this world.

Not only is he handsome, but his temperament is also charming.

She immediately understood what the book means to be gentle and gentle as jade.

The aesthetics of Chinese women have never been Western muscular men.

The Chinese aesthetic has always been implicit, inner and deep.

In addition to an intoxicating face, you also need extraordinary demeanor and elegant etiquette.

They should exude an aesthetic atmosphere of elegance, gentleness and wisdom. In addition to temperament, men's charm comes from traits such as confidence, independence, determination, responsibility, strength, courage, tenacity, perseverance, and masculinity.
Chapter completed!